Ideal village of Gujrat
Huzaima Bukhari “My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of…
Chaos across the Durand Line
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The journey which started from the signing of a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against actors, aiders, and abettors of the 9/11 attacks is expected to come to an…
Chaos across the Durand Line
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The journey which started from the signing of a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against actors, aiders, and abettors of the 9/11 attacks is expected to come to an…
FBR under cyberattack: Wake-up Call
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex federal revenue collection body, is entrusted with the responsibility of collecting taxes of billions of rupees. Its jurisdiction extends throughout the country and…
FBR: 7th chairman of PTI & challenges
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq On August 24, 2021, Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, a junior but highly competent officer of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in grade-21 assumed the charge of Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The appointment of…
Perspectives & realities
Huzaima Bukhari “People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them”―Epictetus, Greek stoic philosopher (AD 50-135) During my good old school days our art teacher would place some object on a table visible to students…
Chaos across the Durand Line
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The journey which started from the signing of a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against actors, aiders, and abettors of the 9/11 attacks is expected to come to an…
Pakistan-China: 70 years of friendship
Geo-strategic challenges & economic security[i] Dr. Ikramul Haq Pakistan became the first Muslim state and third non-communist country to recognise the People’s Republic of China by sending a high-level delegation to China on January 4, 1950. Finally, both the countries established formal…
Conviction & Imam Hussain AS
Huzaima Bukhari “If Husain (as) had fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason, therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam”―Charles Dickens What is conviction?…