If tax payment in the recent years is any criterion, All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief and former president General (r) Pervaiz Musharraf does not seem to be fulfilling it.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) have submitted their respective “responses” to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in line with the its constitutional requirement for the financial scrutiny of the candidates for May 11 general elections.
According to tax details available with the FBR’s Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue Department Directorate General, the former president had given any tax during 2010, 2011 and 2012.
In his nomination forms for NA-250, the APML chief had declared to have earned over Rs 4.4 million during the period under review.
Musharraf, who remained in self-exile for years, declared his income for 2010 to be Rs 1.386 million, for 2011 to be Rs 1.467 million and for the year 2012, the former president said he had earned Rs 1.560 million. The head on the FBR’s summary of the former dictator’s filing of tax returns appears blank.
One may argue that filing tax returns from the years-long self exile was impossible for the retired general, especially while the millions earned had come from his foreign lectures. But, the question remains: Does this self-exile conform to Musharraf’s most-referred rhetoric of “Pakistan First”.
The APML chief, however, was able to secure a national tax number (NTN), 0018720-8, on October 17 of 1995 to the satisfaction of the ECP which made it mandatory for the poll contestants to mention their NTN in the nomination forms.
Musharraf was handed a clean chit by the SBP and the NAB. “It is certified that no information about any conviction or plea bargain or wilful loan default exists with NAB against the candidate,” said NAB official Major (r) Tariq Mehmood Malik in NAB’s response to the ECP.
Pakistan Today tried to contact Aasia Ishaque, a central leader and APML’s spokeswoman, but she was not available for comment.
The totally biased media, like Pakistan Times, is doing its best to paint Musharraf in a negative light. If the media, judges and the ECP applied the same standars to other politicians, Musharraf would look like a saint. Pakistan progressed more during Musharraf's time than any other time in history. I challenge the media to prove me wrong.
I dont know when media itself know about what they are writing? If Musharaf or anybody hasnt lived in Pakistan for past five years and had no income earning inside Pakistan but abroad, Firstly his income abroad is liable to taxes in UK or UAE not in Pakistan. Secondly any income earned abroad and remitted to Pakistan is tax free as per Pakistani Law!
now think and research what you write!
I know because i earn and pay 40% tax in UK and whatever i remit to Pakistan is tax free in Pakistan, I dont pay direct double taxes again in Pakistan!
Another misinformed article written by one of the several incompetent writers at Pakistan Today.
All said & done, MUSHARRAF is also a CHOR (Thief) and is definitely not a saint as he paints himself out to be. Like others he has also looted Pakistan and is said to be worth 250 crores as per latest information, although he showed only 65 crores in his nomination papars as his cash wealth. How come, a self-styled servant of the nation got even 65 crores as he himself has declared??. He is a thief like other politicians and it is the people who follow him are the biggest IDIOTS.
biased article. how much do you guys get paid to write against mushrraf? some of you guys deserve a nawaz or zardari. let him save pakistan.
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