Stories from Dr Ikramul Haq
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Protest movements in South Asia face their own test
CJP shows that people treated as politically disposable can turn humiliation into solidarity
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Need for National Tax Court
Such court should absorb appellate jurisdiction presently fragmented between Inland Revenue and Customs
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Leverage has limits
Oil mattered to the rise of the dollar system, but it never explained the whole system
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Revenuecracy, tax policy and targets
Taxation must move from extraction to equity; parliament must determine tax policy rather than merely endorse revenue
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VAT's hidden 'working capital' tax
State takes money from producer who, in turn, is forced to borrow to meet costs
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Pakistan's crypto gamble
State must first build constitutional, legal & regulatory foundations for crypto initiatives & partnerships
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Saudi support & economic sovereignty
Financial breathing space is valuable, but is no substitute for institutional reform
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Pakistan's invisible tariff walls
Infrastructure cess in provinces leads to gradual emergence of fiscal barriers
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Extractive state & death of growth
Capital that should be expanding factories and creating jobs is diverted towards satisfying complex revenue machinery
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Budget 2027 & fiscal illusion
Tax potential is Rs30tr if informal economy, real estate & others are documented








