Huzaima & Ikram’s articles collect decades of published analysis on Pakistan’s tax and corporate law — income tax, sales tax, FBR reforms, budgets and constitutional questions — by Dr. Ikramul Haq, Huzaima Bukhari and Abdul Rauf Shakoori, including pieces first published in Pakistan’s leading newspapers.
The eternal legacy!
Huzaima Bukhari “Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate”―Albert Schweitzer An overwhelming number…
FATF & Pakistan’s Progress
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “As a three-day virtual meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will begin today, February…
Tax model for growth & prosperity
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The outdated and oppressive tax structures at federal and provincial levels, wasteful expenses, mounting debt servicing and annual…
Pakistan’s fiscal woes
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “….the debt servicing relief of US$ 2.7 billion (equivalent to 1 percent of GDP) provided to Pakistan under the…
Tax incentives for non-resident Pakistanis
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on February 11, 2021 opted to issue second Presidential Ordinance VI of…
Morbid taxation: stifling growth of private sector
Case study of telecom industry Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The Pakistan telecom sector contributes steady inflow of heavy tax collections under major heads…
FBR, taxpayers & rule of law
Dr. Ikramul Haq In the recent months, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) under the present team not only exceeded the budget for the first…
Lower & Predictable Taxes for Growth
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq[i] The outdated and oppressive tax structures at federal and provincial levels have created further fiscal mess[1] that is…
When empowerment is crime!
Huzaima Bukhari “Unless the issue of the empowerment of women is addressed, the practice of women being unfairly treated will remain unresolved”―Kapil Sibal In addition…
Countering financial crimes & FATF
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq In recent days, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken many steps to enforce internal accountability mechanism to uproot…
Tax policy & development strategy
Dr. Ikramul Haq Somebody needs to tell the Prime Minister that the iniquitous prescription of the IMF calling for more taxes, austerity and high interest…
Heroism or thoughtlessness?
Huzaima Bukhari “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to…
Economic challenges: role of NEC & NDC
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The biggest challenge faced by the State of Pakistan as defined in Article 7 of the Constitution of Islamic…
Grim challenges on fiscal front
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The coalition Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is facing grim challenges on the fiscal front as Summary of Consolidated…
Fiscal reforms agenda
Dr. Ikramul Haq The Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), contrary to its election promises, after coming into power, has failed to undertake all-out reforms to…
FBR: performing against odds
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The present team of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) deserves appreciation for showing noteworthy performance during challenging times faced…
Dependency crisis syndrome
Huzaima Bukhari “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for…
Constitution & tax codes
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Every year before the preparation of annual federal budget, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeks proposals from officers,…
