Will the blame game continue?
Huzaima Bukhari “When you blame others, you give up your power to change”—Robert Anthony Life has its ups and downs. When the going is good, we take full credit but when faced with misfortunes, we look for a scapegoat to…
Rising inflation & remedial actions
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The evolving global and local geopolitical landscape is posing serious economic challenges for the new government in Pakistan in the backdrop of an already ailing economy. In the recent months and…
Daunting challenges for new government
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan at the moment is going through chronic political and economic turmoil. The most critical elements of the present crisis are polarisation of society and the effects of populist economic decisions…
The forbidden animal
Huzaima Bukhari “إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَمَا أُهِلَّ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ “He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is…
State gifts, tax evasion & rule of law
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Qui sentit commodum, sentire debet et onus” This famous legal maxim states that those who receive an advantage must also bear the burden. Former Premier Imran Khan who succumbed to the…
Youth and political turmoil
Huzaima Bukhari “Only a country that feels invulnerable can afford political turmoil as entertainment”—Lionel Shriver (American journalist) Pakistan has recently witnessed another political debacle following the no-confidence motion against then prime minister Imran Khan on April 9, 2022 who, after…
FATF & Economy
Abdul Rauf Shakoori & Dr. Ikramul Haq After a week of political turmoil, Pakistan’s opposition parties, through a no-confidence resolution, successfully managed to remove Imran Khan from the office of Prime Minister. This is the first time in the history…
Roadmap to Self-Sustainability
Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Since its inception, Pakistan has been facing a series of challenges. Right after the mysterious death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, followed by assassination of the first Prime Minister Liaqat Ali khan, a political…
New PM & reforms agenda
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan needs all out fundamental structural reforms in all areas of governance. However, the most important and immediate is political stability—the main challenge faced by the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan,…