World Toilet Day
Is hygiene important? Huzaima Bukhari “Pakistan is in fact the third largest country, behind India and Indonesia, where people are forced to defecate in the open”—Arif Mahmood, Dawn March 10, 2015 The United Nations Organization (UNO) has declared 19 November…
FBR: dismal collection of income tax
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The continuously declining dismal share of income tax in overall tax collection during the last many years testifies to the lack of judicious balance between direct and indirect taxes, resulting in…
Right to “peaceful” protest
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in…
Political labyrinth!
Huzaima Bukhari “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary”—HL Mencken (1880-1956) As children we…
Sino-Pak talks: Mutual trust grows
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan and China share a decades-old legacy of cordial relationship that over the years has further consolidated into a meaningful economic and strategic partnership. Both countries continue to offer vast opportunities of growth…
Confiscation and recovery of assets
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Countries should consider adopting measures that allow such proceeds or instrumentalities to be confiscated without requiring a criminal conviction (non-conviction-based confiscation), or which require an offender to demonstrate the lawful origin…
Passive-aggressive behavior
Huzaima Bukhari “Every social situation is fraught with ambiguity, knee-deep in complication, hidden meanings, veiled power-struggles, passive aggression and paranoid confusion”—Kate Fox (Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour) Among the living species, human beings are most unique…
Poor investment in human capital
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Sustainable Development Report 2022 indicates the overall progress towards achieving all 17 sustainable development goals, adopted by all United Nations Organization (UNO) member states in 2015. The report shows that Pakistan’s overall…
Exit from FATF ‘grey list’
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “The FATF welcomes Pakistan’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime. Pakistan has strengthened the effectiveness of its AML/CFT regime and addressed technical deficiencies to meet the commitments of its action…