Indian Supreme Court’s Ecological Verdict: A Reinstatement of the Indus Waters Treaty
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi The July 2025 ruling of the Supreme Court of India is more than a legal document—it…
How IPPs Buried Pakistan’s Future
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi Pakistan’s energy story is not one of light but of darkness. It is a…
Pakistan’s Floods of Tears How Coal & LNG Policies Drowned A Nation
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi In 2015, Pakistan’s rulers stood before the nation, proclaimed coal, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants…
Energy missteps leading to begging bowl
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi In 2013, Pakistan’s energy crisis reached its darkest point. Cities fell silent under endless load-shedding, factories…
Dismantle ‘Customs Mafias’
Dr. Ikramul Haq A news item in a leading newspaper alleging a revenue loss of Rs.100 billion due to the launch of the Faceless…
Virtual Assets Ordinance, 2025: A faulty law
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The emergence of Pakistan’s regulatory framework for crypto assets unfolds not through a…
Trapped Between Trade and Tragedy: IMEEC’s Role in Destabilizing the Middle East
By Dr Ikram ul Haq and Engineer Arshad H Abbasi As chess players, we’ve trained ourselves for years to evaluate not only…
Tragic collapse of Pakistan’s bureaucracy
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi Once, Pakistan’s bureaucracy stood as a pillar of governance in the sixties, entrusted with…
Judicial Ruling on Bank Fees Reinforces Principle of Legal Certainty in Taxation
SHARJEEL TAREEF A landmark decision by Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (CIR, Zone-I, LTU, Lahore Vs. M/S. Allied Bank Limited Lahore) has provided crucial clarity…
State Oligarchs, Plots & Perks
Dr. Ikramul Haq “Taxes allow the government to collect money from people who have it, which means taxes are looked upon as…
Digital Commerce at a Crossroads in Pakistan as New Tariffs Trigger Price Shocks
A seismic shift in Pakistan’s e-commerce landscape has left consumers reeling and experts concerned, as new government tariffs on low-value imports have…
Restoring the Appellate Chain: Implications of Section 126A’s Omission on Pending and Future Tax Appeals
Muhammad Saqib Raza Before the insertion of Section 126A, the appellate framework under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001[the Ordinance] followed a well-established three-tier hierarchy.…
Public debt, FBR & Reforms
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The relationship between public debt and economic health is multifaceted, dynamic, and often paradoxical. The debt is…
Power export beyond borders
Dr. Ikram ul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi The menace of circular debt has today become one of the gravest threats…
Positive indicators & challenges ahead
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The recent indicators of Pakistan’s economic performance point to a cautious but welcome recovery, signaling…
Politics of Irrational Control
Huzaima Bukhari “The government is so out of control. It is so bloated and infested with fraud and deceit and corruption and…
Pakistan’s climate crisis
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The monsoon rains that swept across Pakistan in recent weeks have left a trail of…
Pakistan: Negotiations with Washington & Tehran
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The recent executive order signed by the President Donald J. Trump on July 31, 2025, marks a…