Dr. Ikramul Haq Legislature is sovereign but the supremacy of Constitution is above everything—legislators in fact exercise delegated powers given by the people within the framework of the Constitution—Constitutionalism: The only remedy for undemocratic Pakistan? The recent tug of war in Supreme Court related to constitution of benches by the Chief Justice of Pakistan and...Read More

Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The gargantuan challenges faced by Pakistan’s economy are the outcomes of continuous mismanagement and bad governance. Over the years our problem statement has remained the same i.e. high debt level, increasing trade and current account deficit, limited exchange reserves and high cost of doing business. No government has...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Since the assumption of power in April 2022, the alliance Government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been facing daunting challenges on the fiscal front. It is evident from the Summary of Consolidated Federal and Provincial Fiscal Operations, 2022-23  [“the Summary”], released by the Ministry of...Read More

Dr. Ikramul Haq A search at the website of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reveals that the last tax directory published for parliamentarians was for tax year 2019 and for all taxpayers for tax year 2018. There is no formal explanation available for this discontinuation but according to an informal one, sharing of data and...Read More

Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The holy month of Ramadan is being observed throughout the world by the Muslims with customary fervour—the 30-day fasting from dawn to dusk is obligatory for adults for strengthening the bond with Allah Almighty and solidarity with those lacking resources to meet both ends. This year, Pakistanis are...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari “And ever has it been known that love knows not its depth until the hour of separation”—Khalil Gibran We take our bodies for granted while we are healthy and our limbs are in working condition. Everyday activities like walking, talking, working, sleeping, eating, drinking etc. are performed without the slightest thought of how...Read More

Dream of an egalitarian state   Dr. Ikramul Haq  While celebrating 83rd National Day on Thursday 23, 2023, many Pakistanis are going to express bafflement as to how a state purportedly created in the name of ‘Islam’ is juxtaposed with the term ‘Republic’. They wonder how a Parliament, where majority is not that of theologians,...Read More

Pakistan Day: Reflections & Resolve Dr. Ikramul Haq The unprecedented sufferings of Pakistanis, especially the poor and less privileged, will continue unabated no matter how many Pakistan Days we celebrate, unless the society is restructured on the principles of equity, fairness and justice—the fundamental elements of the constitutional democracy enunciated in Article 3 of the...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori It is common practice across the globe that anonymous shell companies are formed to hold funds or conduct financial transactions to disguise money trail of wealth accumulated through illegal activities. Though the formation of shell companies is not illegal, however, protection provided to owners of shell...Read More

Pakistan Day: Reflections & Resolve Dr. Ikramul Haq The unprecedented sufferings of Pakistanis, especially the poor and less privileged, will continue unabated no matter how many Pakistan Days we celebrate, unless the society is restructured on the principles of equity, fairness and justice—the fundamental elements of the constitutional democracy enunciated in Article 3 of the...Read More