Superior CourtsPendencyInstitution during the periodDisposal during the periodBalanceSupreme Court of Pakistan40,8719881,63740,243Federal Shariat Court500684422 Name of CourtsOld Cases Filed upto31-12-2011New Cases Filed from 1-1-2012Old + New(Grand Total)High CourtsPendDispBalPendInstDispBalPendInstDispBalLahore High Court10,30024310,057151,17214,70510,419155,458161,47214,70510,662165,515High Court of Sindh16,25426815,99376,8963,0233,74576,17693,1503,0234,01392,169Peshawar High Court3,426273,39926,2791,1921,24626,22529,7051,1921,27329,624High Court of Balochistan306112956,5493423446,5476,8553423556,842Islamabad High Court1,403241,37715,41281857715,70816,81581860117,085Total (High Courts)31,68957331,121276,30820,08016,331280,114307,99720,08016,904311,235 District JudiciaryPendDispBalPendInstDispBalPendInstDispBalDistrict Judiciary, Punjab10,93817410,7831,062,104235,960214,4401,084,7591,073,042235,960214,6141,095,542District Judiciary, Sindh1,1511431,107100,23723,43523,71799,952101,38823,43523,860101,059District Judiciary, KPK40850386202,59545,30938,556209,598203,00345,30938,606209,984District Judiciary, Balochistan9659214,2034,1344,46013,87714,2994,1344,46513,969District Judiciary, Islamabad906791437,07010,71310,40637,37737,97610,71310,41338,291Total (District Judiciary)13,4993793,2821,416,209319,551291,5791,445,5631,429,708319,551291,9581,458,845Grand...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr Ikramul Haq & Dr Muhammad Babar Chohan Fiscally, Pakistan is a highly undisciplined country. The main reason is scattered taxation by multiple agencies working under federal, provincial and local governments without necessary coordination and data sharing. As a result, the country has witnessed low tax-to-GDP ratio and very slow progress on the...Read More

The growth performance of overall manufacturing in general and large-scale manufacturing to particular has been lackluster at best in the 1990’s. After growing at an average rate of 8.2 percent in the 1980’s. The growth of large-scale manufacturing slowed to an average of 4.7 percent in the first half and further to 2.5 percent in...Read More

By Dr. Ikramul Haq* I.          INTRODUCTION The imposition of sales tax in Pakistan is not new. It has its origin in pre-partition era under the Government India Act of 1935. In recent years, the complexities have arisen in its implementation as the Federal Government, in the name of “documentation of economy”, decided to extend its...Read More

By Hassan Aslam Shad and Dr. Ikram Ul Haq Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to China, which concluded on 6 November, was another historic milestone in the growing geo-strategic China – Pakistan relationship.  Elimination of poverty and corruption have been on top of the PM’s priority list ever since he assumed office.  The China-Pakistan joint...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq 2011 is about to end leaving behind many sordid memories, troubles and challenges—imperialist highhandedness evoking Occupying Wall Street Movement, political upheavals, armed conflicts, economic collapses and slowdowns, rising poverty and unemployment, social distresses and above all, rapidly growing menace of militancy coupled with religious extremism.  At the close of...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq 2008 has ended leaving behind many troubles and challenges—economic slowdowns, financial crises, rising unemployment, social distresses, regional armed conflicts and above all rapidly rising tide of cross-border terrorism.  At the fag end of the year, the world’s most worrisome melting pot remained Indo-Pakistan area as was the case in...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Legal historians in Pakistan are bewildered as day by day the society is wrangling with legal shenanigans starting from serious constitutional issues to enforcing ban of kite flying and meals on wedding parties. In a country where a general in uniform wants to stick to power keeping both the...Read More

Dr. Ikramul Haq “The purpose of celebrating 150th anniversary is that we want to make people aware that the judiciary is active to protect their rights and that positive reforms are being introduced in the system”—Chief Justice of Lahore High Court It is heartening to note that celebrating an historic event—150th anniversary of Lahore High...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The administrative burden of tax compliance is hardest in Pakistan where firms have to make 47 payments and spend 594 hours (or 74 man days per year) dealing with tax regulations versus 12 payments and 175 hours in high income OECD countries—Toward a More Business Friendly Tax Regime: Key Challenges...Read More