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  • Nov 1st, 2018
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Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (DI&I)-Inland Revenue, Karachi has served a notice of the biggest ever tax evasion and money laundering of Rs8.5 billion to a 'rickshaw driver'. According to a notice served to Zor Talab Khan, a rickshaw driver, residing at Nishter Basti PIB colony, the Directorate claimed that high value transactions were reported in six bank accounts, being operated through various modes i.e. cash and other instruments with the name of Zor Khan.

It further stated that the Directorate during the review of his accounts statements observed high value deposits and withdrawal transactions, which were done with irrelevant parties such as paint shops, transporters, oil business, spare parts, scrap business, electronics goods, etc.

Moreover, it claimed that Zor Khan made multiple transactions in Karachi and transferred the balance to his bank account in Buner where he got exemption certificate from District Officer Revenue and Estate. He also used the membership of Swat Chamber of Commerce and Industry to deceive tax authorities to conceal his tax evasion. The notice said that he did not pay single rupee tax despite huge amounts credited in his accounts and remained non-filers for tax years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The details of the accounts given in this notice are: private bank account no 00347900217403 opened with a title of Salar enterprise on June 14, 2012 reported transactions of Rs4.6 billion.

Similarly, other private bank accounts with the titles of Salar enterprise and Salar mining enterprise recorded transactions of Rs3.6 billion, Rs136 million, Rs93 million, Rs55 million and Rs15 million, respectively.

Meanwhile, Zor Khan in his statement given to media disclosed that he was rickshaw driver but his accounts were operated by a person named Imaar Khan and added that he got Imaar's affidavit, admitting to use his bank accounts. He said that he would submit his reply along with Imaar affidavit to the Directorate.

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