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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…