Tag: FBR

FBR should be a no-go area for political carpetbaggers

August 3, 2016

Whether or not a businessman should be controlling the tax administration is an issue of political ethics but the situation of conflict of interest has led to murder of justice, merit and fairplay in promotion of senior tax officers HUSSAIN SAQIB Those in the business of political wheeling-dealing have a different kind of Midas Touch; while they … More FBR should be a no-go area for political carpetbaggers

Pakistan’s biggest national taboo….

May 1, 2011

Pakistan’s economy is composed of three major components; agriculture, industry and services. Agriculture alone contributes nearly one-fourth of the GDP but in spite of this, the taxation structure of Pakistan is grossly distorted because agriculture sector dominated by the sitting parliamentarians has always been out of tax net. Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio is one of the … More Pakistan’s biggest national taboo….