Clarification of Tax paid by Zardari in 2018

Islamabad: The spokesman to the former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has issued a clarification about the tax figures issued by the Federal Board of Revenue.

The spokesman said that Asif Ali Zardari paid Rs. 22,1,8229 in 2018 as his Income tax only. In addition to that he paid Rs. 1,99,87,335 as agriculture tax in the year 2018.

Thus the amount of the total tax paid by Asif Ali Zardari in 2018 is Rs. 2,22,55,064.

The FBR has said that for the year 2018, the former President paid only Rs. 22, 18, 229 as tax which is incorrect as he also paid agriculture tax of Rs. 1,99,87,221 and a total of Rs. 2,22,55,064.

Meanwhile, a meeting of Pakistan People’s Party Gilgit Baltistan was held at Zardari House Islamabad chaired by the Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

The meeting was attended by Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Amjad Hussain Advocate President PPP GB, Sadia Danish, Engineer Ismail, Mohammad Musa, Jamil Ahmed Soomro and Ms. Faryal Talpur via video link.

The meeting deliberated on nomination of candidates for party tickets for the Gilgit Baltistan elections.