ECP summons PPP chairman over tax returns on Jan 14

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on his tax returns on 14th January.

The commission has asked the PPP chairman to clarify his uncertainty over tax returns by appearing in person or send someone on his behalf.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was summoned in last year December by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the fake bank account case.

The case was initiated on 15th October 2011. In 2009, Bilawal and his father became shareholders of the company. Both of them have a stake of 25 percent each in the company.

The NAB stated in the reference that embezzlements worth billions were committed in loans of Sindh Bank. The suspects have been accused of granting Rs29 billion loan to Omni Group out of which Rs25 billion is still outstanding.

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Earlier in March this year, Bilawal and his father Asif Zardari were grilled by the NAB in three corruption cases.

Both were questioned for two hours by a combined investigation team (CIT). Later in June, Bilawal was given an interim bail in the Park Lane Estate company corruption case.