State oligarchy, politics & cartelisation
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq In July 2015, Business Recorder Research interviewed Chairman of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and Director of Premier Sugar Mills (the first sugar mill set up in Pakistan in 1947). He explained that at…
Separation of parents
Custody of children Huzaima 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,…
Digging deeper into debt trap
Dr Ikramul Haq The 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…
Reforming judicial system
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq It 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military rules—to bring fundamental changes in the existing exploitative, anti-people, elitist structures and replace outdated laws that…
Unclogging tax appellate system
Dr. Ikramul Haq On 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…
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 MD In our everyday life we quite innocently use the term “narcissist” for…
Supreme Court’s Annual Report 2018-19
Improving dispensation of justice Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Syed Muhammad Ijaz The 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…
FBR Year Book 2019-20
Vital disclosures are missing Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Ever 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…
FBR: extortionist & failed agency
Dr. Ikramul Haq Our 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”….