Ordinary citizens, Children of a Lesser God
Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori“The people before you were destroyed because they used to inflict legal punishments on the poor and forgive the rich”—Hadith by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Sahih Bukhari Volume 8, Book 81, Number 778 The above narrated Hadith…
New tax model for prosperity
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq There is hardly any doubt about the huge tax gap in Pakistan that is about 70% of the actual collection if not more. It is not only because of weaknesses in enforcement of Federal Board…
Tax gap & bad policy measures
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq There is hardly any doubt about huge tax gap in Pakistan. It is not only because of weaknesses in enforcement of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and provincial tax agencies, but also attributed to the…
Sports & sportsmanship
Huzaima Bukhari“Sports inculcate something in you that no institution, family or friendship can. A quality that eventually emanate(s) from you, something called Sportsmanship”―Sandeep SahajpalIf Earth has to be divided on the basis of competition, it would probably be political world,…
SBP: Autonomy through Heteronomy
Dr. Ikramul HaqOn the economic front, the incumbent coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) believes that all its failures are due to the current structure of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). It is view of the PTI government that…
Institutional Challenges
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe majestic architecture of a state stands with the support of three main pillars, namely, Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. The success and strength of a state consolidate when all these work in…
Historic collection by FBR[i]
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr Ikramul HaqThe Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed the third-time revised target of fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 and for the first time crossed the mark of over Rs. 4.7 trillion by collecting Rs. 4732 billion….
T-20 World Cup-sportsmanship
Huzaima Bukhari“Sports inculcate something in you that no institution, family or friendship can. A quality that eventually emanate(s) from you, something called Sportsmanship”―Sandeep SahajpalIf Earth has to be divided on the basis of competition, it would probably be political world,…
Rejoinder to ‘unconstitutional taxation by provinces’
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqIn response to our article [Unconstitutional taxation by provinces, Business Recorder, January 3, 2020], a letter was published on January 9, 2020 under the titled ‘Unconstitutional’ taxation by provinces: SRB’s response’that raised some questions and…