SC seeks properties, tax details of PM's sister Aleema Khan
Deputy attorney general told the court that FBR had summoned 14 people for investigation
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Supreme Court on Friday has sought properties and tax details of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan from Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar heard the case pertaining to foreign properties and bank accounts of Pakistanis.
During the proceedings, deputy attorney general told the court that FBR had summoned 14 people for investigation into the case over which, the top judge asked whether Aleema Khan’s name is also present in the list.
We haven’t received any information in this regard so far, FBR official said.
He said that Aleema had benefited from the tax amnesty scheme due to which, her tax information is kept confidential. "You can provide her details to the court in a sealed envelope," Justice Nisar responded.
Earlier, SC took notice of Aleema’s abroad property and issued notices to Director General (DG) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) along with other parties.
Federal Minister for Finance Asad Umar had also claimed to have traced 4000 illegal properties of Pakistanis in Dubai.
He revealed that the authorities have also detected 95000 bank accounts of Pakistanis in 27 different countries.
