FBR submits property details of PM's sister Aleema Khan in SC
FBR official said that ?Aleema Khan had not taken amnesty on her Dubai flat.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday has submitted properties and tax details of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan in Supreme Court (SC) Lahore registry.
During the hearing headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, the FBR official said that Aleema Khan had not taken amnesty on her Dubai flat as it was bought by taking loan from the bank. The apartment was sold after paying off the loan, he added.
The top judge directed to make the investigation against Aleema Khan as part of the record and also asked about the status of notice being sent to her.
Previously, 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 was 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 was 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.
