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Huzaima Bukhari “The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection”—Michelangelo Although the biological needs of humans reduce them to the level of animals, there are some exceptional qualities which elevate them to the position of a remarkable species, capable of...

Taliban, Americans, terrorism & drug-trade Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Terrorism, drugs-for-arms and money laundering, intrinsically linked, still pose considerable threats to global peace and security besides destabilizing political and financial stability of many nation states. These menaces started in the wake of ghastly...

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The last meeting of the FATF in February 2021 concluded on a mix note for Pakistan. FATF acknowledged significant progress made by Pakistan on the entire action plan where Pakistan successfully made progress across all action...

Huzaima Bukhari “It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behavior”—Gabor Mate, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction The United Nations has declared 26th June every...

Denying right to justice to taxpayers  Dr. Ikramul Haq In the Finance Bill, 2021, a highly lamentable and unconstitutional amendment is proposed to the effect that for availing right to appeal, the aggrieved taxpayer will have to deposit 100 percent of the demand upheld by...