Pakistan: Future Challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) assumed power with the promise to address various challenges faced by Pakistan, such as, flawed and weak foreign policy, perpetual risk of default on eternal account,…
FBR’s performance & erratic taxation
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori For the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) financial year 2021-22 ended on a positive note admirably surpassing the revised target of Rs. 6.1 trillion by Rs. 25 billion. These provisional numbers depict an…
Pakistan: Amid Political Turmoil
Huzaima Bukhari “Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind”—George Orwell While growing up, it was difficult to imagine that Pakistan would become engrossed in a…
The challenge of economic revival
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s macroeconomic imbalances have assumed dangerous proportions and the hope for economic recovery is yet to materialise. Absence of any concrete plan for revival has led to a situation where the…
Of corruption & accountability
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan is blessed with natural resources and is geographically well-placed in the heart of Asia, a strategic position that highlights its importance in connecting different regions. The vibrant human resource which is largely…
The daunting economic challenges
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Since assuming power the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), , has been facing multiple challenges on economic front among which rising inflation is of course the most daunting one….
Budget 2022-2023
Usurping incentives for more taxes? Huzaima Bukhari “And you can’t have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too much money, over regulating and restricting free trade. It just can’t be done”—Arthur B. Laffer…
Improving accountability laws & capacity
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The world ranking by Transparency International placed Pakistan at number 140 in the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2021. This confirms that our weak preventive mechanisms for controlling corruption and countering white collar…
Educating the young ones
Huzaima Bukhari “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think”—Margaret Mead The purpose of education has been defined in many ways. Education is not preparation for life, it is life itself (Jon Dewey); it is the key…