FBR prepares to nail Qadri in tax evasion case
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has finalised all the paperwork for its Rs770 million tax evasion case against Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri and office-bearers of Minhajul Quran.
According to documents available with The Express Tribune, FBR officials deliberately delayed serving notices to Dr Qadri, offices bearers, operators and members of Minhajul Quran’s board of directors in a bid to give them minimum time to respond.
The FBR issued notices to Qadri and 15 others in July 2014. These were delivered on July 11 and the last date to submit a reply was July 15. Surprisingly the second notice was issued on June 30 but delivered on July 18 and the last date to submit a reply was July 15.
The FBR has issued final show cause notices to Qadri and others on July 16, 2014 and were delivered on July 18, 2014. The last date to submit reply of the final show cause notices is July 21, 2014 (today).
Official documents available with this publication show that the whole purpose of this exercise was to fix Qadri and members of Minhajul Quran’s board of directors rather than to fulfil any legal requirement.
The second notice stated that failure to comply with any of its terms might result in an ex-parte assessment and might also render the recipients liable to penalty.
“In response to your (s) application for adjournment against the above mentioned notices you are therefore required to submit your reply before July 21, 2014. Please note that no further adjournment will be entrained,” the final notice read.
Talking to The Express Tribune, a Minhajul Quran official Muhammad Mustafa said in view of the unfair tactics of the FBR, Dr Qadri and other officials had decided not to submit a reply to the said notices.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2014.
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@Urban Legend: So both my friends are now Jekyl and Hyde. U must know something that I don't.
@Adnan Siddiqi aka Chaudhary Allah Dad - You keep defending it but there is no winning argument to defend your so-called Shareef brothers.
The only development work that PMLN has shown is one expensive but seldom used highway and one expensive bus service in Lahore that most common people do not use. All other projects they claim credit to were started in Musharraf's govt. And the rest of billions of dollars looted. How else can a family work full time in the government yet make $billions in business? The Sharif brothers are looters and liars, what with the bullet train promises and denial of deal with Musharraf to escape to Saudi. And now add to that another feather in the cap of ordering killing on innocent people in Model Town. I am not a big supporter of IK or Qadri but they are far better for Pakistan than the Sharif family which should be banished to Saudi for ever!
On brighter side, one thing is clear to common and educated Pakistanis and the internal establishment of military that qadri/Imran type drama queens are neither good for country nor good for them. Through their whinning, crying, twisted logic and sick sense of authoritarianism, they have helped NS and PMLN immensely. I know for a fact that GHQ now is looking at PMLN and their development work as right step for Pakistan.
Weather political victimization or not, if Minhaj is not paying taxes, steal zakat money to build homes in Toronto for qadri, allows qadri to fly business class that costs $18,000 dollars, etc. They must be investigated. Yes, FBR should investigate others as well but there is no reason oppose this investigation.
@Aysha M This is definitely ironic that lot of Paksitani politicians have assets abroad and something should be done about it. The first one that I can think of is this obese guy who was just caught in money laundering case in UK, lives lavishly in very expensive home and that all with out any income! Definitely these corrupt to the bone retards living abroad must be apprehended.
irrespective of what FBR is doing, one thing is clear that Allama sb is a tax evader. He should be punished.
ET stop blocking my comment, someone who evades tax is a criminal, why should Qadri be any different
Looks like TUQ has reached the end of the road. I am waiting for the fun to start on 14th Aug. I know I will be definitely in line for the promised burger and pepsi by PML(N). All hail to the fake revolution.
The Sharif brothers are always insecure and paranoid. That's why they resort to these political shenanigans when they are in power. I am reading Musharraf's book and it is amusing to read what NS was up to when Musharraf was the Army chief. The fact that NS thought keeping Musharraf's PIA plane from landing in Pakistan would solve his problem is proof of not only his lack of vision but total lack of judgement. Who will save them from the Lahore massacre prosecution when they are no longer in power (which may be very soon0?
So, now state institutions are being used against political opponents for selective enforcement of the law.
Shame on FBR, Did the Sharif brothers initiate this.,
@asim:
by your logic IK is post partition landlord (zameendar) with land of more than 1000 canal.
Not to mention that he inherited the same land from his father Ikramullah Khan Niazi who was first indicted in that infamous 303 list of corrupted officers and then fired unceremoniously from government service on account of corruption by Yahya Khan.
Rulers of the country reflect the the majority population of the country in my view. Hyprocrisy and deception whether at major or minor scale (in any shape or form) have become a norm in an average citizen's life. You can pick IK, NS, Zardari or who ever you want to govern the country. Nothing will change until there is change within the society itself, which will only come as a result of individual efforts rather than the efforts of IK, NS or Zardari.
@Aysha M by your logic IK is post partition landlord (zameendar) with land of more than 1000 canal.
@Anjum Arshi:
Watching and listening to IK and TUQ is just the same.......waste of space and time.
It is unfortunate that people enjoy, make their estates in other counties and then suddenly rise to upset elected Govt. who is behind and why? May b some one does not want pa Does not want Pakistan to b democratic and developed. I dislike suc
Such people.
@Iram:
Well isn't he? You don't count moral turpitude as a form of corruption?
@Adnan Siddiqi Will your leader Nawaz Sharif show some spine to direct FBR to dig out tax evasion by IK.
Watched TUQ briefly on Express TV last night; he was shouting at the anchor, talking non-stop and mostly incomprehensible things. Kept saying he has a 14 hour speech about blasphemy law, which the anchor must listen to, kept asking someone off the camera to bring that speech to the anchor person. I am so surprised at the people who follow him. But then, this is Pakistan. We don't use judgement, just emotions. Having sense does not make sense here.
@Adnan Siddiqi: According to you the most corrupt Pakistani is IK, great insight sir.
@Adnan Siddiqi: IK not much of a leader or a politician, but one thing must be appreciated that he has no investments outside Pakistan, unlike the pre-partition lohaars and post partition industrialists
When will FBR serve notice to Nawaz Sharif who pays 5000 as tax. Maybe when he is out of power and threatening the party in power.
If he claims to be running a not for profit organisation then it's books should be subject to scrutiny. However I suspect the cases will never be launched and kept in back pocket for a rainy day
FBR should also investigate IK for massive abuse of chanda and zakat accounts and the fact that his grandeur style of living is disproportionate to his evident means of income.
Dirty politics by PMLN, They are just scared of Qadri and doing cheap tactics to stop his revolutionary activities.
Shameful action by Nawaz Shareef after the murdering of this parties innocent women and children.
Arent they all honourable men?
I'm not a supporter of Mr Qadri but using state institutions to frame cases against opponents is not going to do the institutions and the PMLN government any good. There is no check on this government and as a result the system rots more with each passing day.
Just confirms that all the accusations levelled against them by TUQ are true!
Excellent news! The state need to take action against such fraudsters.
All tax evaders should be nailed.All foreign ill gotten wealth should be taxed with penalty
1 thing is a fact based on a plethora of evidences against sharif brothers fact is there is nothing sharif about these to mongers. They are just creating a host of problems for themselves they will be ousted next month and be held to account for a multitude of criminal cases which is inevitable no escape to he'd day this time Imran will not be swayed by autocratic rulers in Saudi if sharifs believe they will save them they are Non compos mentis. ..
Please Gov Play nicely, Just scrutunize the doners and see what their source of income is , who donates to minhaj....
If it is not a private agency, FBR needs take action against all politicians regardless of there political appellation or status! Honestly speaking FBR, FIA etc have totally lost its respect in people's eyes
Mian Brothers, the masters of lies and deceit, are notorious for fabricating cases out of political malice vendetta.