LHC stays govt’s decision to impose Sales Tax on flour mills

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued a stay order against the Punjab government’s decision to impose 17pc Sales Tax on flour mills.
According to details, Justice Shahid Karim conducted hearing on the petition filed by flour millers. The claimants’ counsel argued that tax cannot be imposed on flour according to the rules. The lawyer said the provincial government is making committees to reduce flour price on one hand and imposed 17 per cent Sales Tax on the other which is dishonesty.
The counsel requested the Lahore High Court to nullify the Punjab government’s decision. The LHC approved the petition for hearing while issuing stay order against imposing sales tax.
NAB summons Khawaja Asif in housing case: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Asif on Friday in Sialkot’s Kent View Housing Society scandal.
The anti-graft watchdog has asked the PML-N stalwart to appear before the NAB office today (Friday) at 11am along with the relevant documents.
The anti-corruption watchdog has summoned Khuwaja Asif after he failed to satisfy the joint investigation team when being questioned about the housing scheme scandal in the last appearance on July 3.
Sources told that Khawaja Asif gave incomplete answers of the National Accountability Bureau’s questionnaire, whereas, he failed to satisfy the joint investigation team despite being appeared before them today.
Asif had been questioned for the sale of 137 canal land during the interrogation session.
The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leader replied that he has provided a complete record to the anti-corruption watchdog and sold the land after complete verification of its documents. Later, the anti-graft watchdog provided another questionnaire to Khawaja Asif which sought more details of his income sources besides asking him to appear before the investigators again on July 17 at 11am along with the required documents.
The former federal minister was accused of illegally building a private housing scheme, Kent View Housing Society, in Sialkot. He is required to provide the money trail of the funds invested in the scheme.