Pakistan in deep debt trap
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s precarious financial situation, persisting for the last many decades, has landed it into a deep debt trap where an overwhelming part of tax revenue is consumed in debt servicing alone….
So much for equality!
Huzaima Bukhari “The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal”—Aristotle Before daring to write upon this particular topic, my humble apology to advocates of feminism, for which I consider myself a strong proponent too but…
Dar, Moody’s & economic revival
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Recently Moody’s has scaled down the Government of Pakistan’s debt ratings to “Caa1” from “B3” and the outlook is kept at “negative”. Under “Caa” obligations are judged to be of poor standing and…
FATF/Pakistan: Beyond Grey List
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s trip on the list of Jurisdictions under increased monitoring maintained by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is approaching an end. The recent consolidated assessment rating by the FATF and…
Challenges before Ishaq Dar
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Word Banks’ recent publication, World Bank Regional Economic Updates – October 2022 has noted that countries in South Asia are already coping with high commodity prices, supply bottlenecks, and vulnerabilities in financial…
Blame game to audio leaks
Huzaima Bukhari “Our carefully constructed system of checks and balances is being negated by the rise of a fourth branch, an administrative state of sprawling departments and agencies that govern with increasing autonomy and decreasing transparency”—Jonathan Turley Moving from simple…
Food security & climate change challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Why should there be hunger and deprivation in any land, in any city, at any table, when man has the resources and the scientific know-how to provide all mankind with the basic necessities…
Avenfield Case judgement
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq From life-time disqualification of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif—first time of any prime minister in Pakistan under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution—to sentence in a criminal case, there are many lessons for the rich and mighty,…
Dar, diplomacy & economic viability
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation. We believe in the…