Hasan Nawaz declared 'deliberate tax defaulter'

Hasan Nawaz, son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been declared a "deliberate tax defaulter" in the United Kingdom and fined £5.2 million.

The UK government has updated its list of tax defaulters on its website, which now includes Hasan's name.

According to the website, Hasan failed to pay approximately £9.4 million in taxes between April 5, 2015, and April 6, 2016. The UK tax authority imposed a £5.2 million penalty on him. Hasan has been declared a deliberate tax defaulter.

It emerged late last year that Hasan had been declared bankrupt by the London High Court in a tax and liability case of the UK government's tax and revenue department.

The official UK Gazette, which keeps the public record, had published details of the bankruptcy. It stated that Hasan, a resident of Flat 17 Avenfield House, 118 Park Lane, and the company director had been declared bankrupt in the High Court of Justice in case No 694 of 2023; filed on 25 August 2023. The bankruptcy order was issued on April 29, 2024, on a case brought by the creditors over non-payment.

The civil case was initiated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department against Hasan, who was represented by Kaur Maxwell.