Tax leaks of Army Chief and family: Ishaq Dar orders probe

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has taken serious notice of the illegal and unwarranted leakage of tax information of the family members of General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

In a statement released to media here on Monday, Ishaq Dar was quoted as having said that this was clearly violative of the complete confidentiality of tax information that the Law provides.

In view of this serious lapse on the part of to-date unknown functionaries the Finance minister directed the SAPM on Revenue Mr. Tariq Mehmood Pasha to personally lead an immediate investigation into the violation of tax law and breach of FBR data, affix responsibility and submit a report within twenty four hours.