Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “Small nations have always struggled against more powerful ones for their freedom. The whole history of mankind is a struggle of the oppressed against exploitation and domination. The contemporary history of Pakistan is nothing but an example of such a struggle. The struggle before Independence was against an alien...Read More

Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Great cases, like hard cases, make bad law. For great cases are called great not by reason of their real importance in shaping the law of the future, but because of some accident of immediate overwhelming interest which appeals to the feelings and distorts the judgment. These immediate...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan needs all out fundamental structural reforms in all areas of governance. However, the most important and immediate is political stability—the main challenge faced by the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. Before taking oath, after elected with 174 votes of members of...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari “Yes, the rich. And that’s their misfortune. You see, if you keep adding copper bit by bit to a child’s food, you prevent the growth of its bones, and he’ll be a dwarf; and if from his youth up you poison a man with gold, you deaden his soul”—Maxim Gorky (Mother) Mr. Asif...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari “Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition”—Ricardo Muti When those who want to show how strong and powerful they are, usually do so by flaunting their muscles or bragging about their influential positions and/or contacts or by claiming all that their...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari “Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful”―Seneca Lucius Seneca Essentially religion has been defined as belief in and submission to one superhuman deity or many gods. Great philosophers and thinkers have produced a wealth of literature on the subject of...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The selective criteria of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in listing countries with strategic deficiencies are the main hurdles in curtailing the movement of illegal flow of funds. The jurisdictions that absorb the higher share of ill-gotten money are the key members of the FATF....Read More

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq “A judge is to apply the Constitution according to the principles intended by those who ratified the document”—Robert H Bork, who failed to win confirmation as a judge to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 Advocates of the theory of ‘original intent’ adamantly argue that judges should follow the letter...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari “Give to the worker his wages before his sweat dries”―Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) iriam (Ibn-Majah) If it were not for labourers toiling in the fields, the factories, the works etc., it would not be possible to raise crops, utilise the many commodities that humans need on day to day basis, live in houses and...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The peace deal between the United States (US) and Taliban is turning into a nightmare for the people of Afghanistan. Seizure of power by Taliban is resulting in closure of embassies in Kabul and termination of diplomatic relations. Suspension of financial and non-financial aid by US...Read More