LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday sent an income tax notice worth 350 million rupees to Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri and his institution Minhajul Quran International, stating that failure to comply would lead to freezing of bank accounts of the organisation, DawnNews reported.

The FBR in its investigations had ascertained that Qadri and Minhajul Quran held at least eight bank accounts which had some 770 million rupees flowing in from different sources.

Earlier, Qadri and Minhajul Quran had been sent three notices in this regard but neither the PAT chief nor his institution responded to these.

The FBR has again issued a notice to Qadri and Minhajul Quran, saying they have to pay 350 million rupees worth of income tax under the income tax ordinance.

The FBR also said that in case the tax is not paid, the recovery would be carried out through deductions from Qadri’s accounts.

Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had asked the FBR to provide details about Qadri and his party’s tax returns.

The FIA had also determined that Qadri had purchased a bullet-proof car from the charity funds of Minhajul Quran.

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