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,…
Food vis-à-vis precious metals
Huzaima Bukhari “Yes, the rich. And that’s their misfortune. You see, if you keep adding copper bit by bit to a child’s food, you prevent the growth of its bones, and he’ll be a dwarf; and if from his youth…
Justiciability of ruling & role of judiciary
Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The pronouncement of ruling by Deputy Speaker on April 3, 2022 rejecting the no-confidence motion, moved by the combined opposition parties, and dissolution of the National Assembly by the President on the Prime Minister’s…
Rising economic difficulties
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori At present Pakistan is facing grim crises. On the constitutional front, the matter is sub judice for which one needs to refrain from commenting lest one is subjected to contempt of…
Paradoxical ‘leaders’-Part 2
Huzaima Bukhari “In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity”—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Simplicity is an attribute that has been most emphasised upon by Islam, and countries including Pakistan, bearing the Islamic flag should have…