Separation of parents
Custody of childrenHuzaima Bukhari“Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened the institution. We have tried to deal with relationships with no-fault divorce, with child custody, with so…
Digging deeper into debt trap
Dr Ikramul HaqThe alarming burden of ever-increasing national debt during the tenure of coalition Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has recently been highlighted by the Institute of Policy Reforms (IPR) in its brief report, “Pakistan’s debt and debt servicing is…
Reforming judicial system
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqIt is a fact that nothing worthwhile has been done by Legislature—no matter whether under civilian or military rules—to bring fundamental changes in the existing exploitative, anti-people, elitist structures and replace outdated laws that are…
Unclogging tax appellate system
Dr. Ikramul HaqOn October 12, 2020, the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), while testifying before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), revealed that more than “Rs.1.856 trillion revenue has been stuck for years due to litigation in various courts,…
NPD: Handle with care!
Huzaima Bukhari“Narcissism is the result of longstanding behavioral patterns that reflect fixed brain functioning. It requires a lot of motivation to change these patterns”— Drew Pinsky MDIn our everyday life we quite innocently use the term “narcissist” for those we…
Supreme Court’s Annual Report 2018-19
Improving dispensation of justiceHuzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Syed Muhammad IjazThe purpose of annual reports published by the Supreme Court of Pakistan is to highlight its performance with respect to disposal of cases, efforts to improve the general system…
FBR Year Book 2019-20
Vital disclosures are missingHuzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqEver year Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issues data relating to collection of taxes, administered by it, with analysis highlighting vital areas of achievements, weaknesses and other disclosures to adjudge its performance….
FBR: extortionist & failed agency
Dr. Ikramul HaqOur tax bureaucrats keep on maligning the citizens as tax dodgers, while the so-called “informed” analysts and all-knowing (sic) TV anchors join the bandwagon with often-repeated popular jargon that only “1% of the population pays income tax”. This…
Appearances may be deceptive
Huzaima Bukhari“No mirror can reflect a picture of a human as best as his/her attitude and way of speaking do”— Hazrat Ali (AS)Meeting strangers is quite exciting but the only cause for concern is their real nature and character which…