While it is commendable to try and gather taxes from non payers, the government has to stop using the bureaucracy under its control to weaken it's adversaries. To become a more respected institution, and also to encourage members of the public who currently don't pay taxes, the FBR needs to have strong management that sets its vision independently and seeks to widen the tax net without prejudice. Send notices to those in power also. We all know the hopeless tax ratios of those sitting in the assemblies.

Great Job Government -they are trying to over throw democratically elected Government

Revenge politics ...

Though TQ deserves all this. Government should make sure that this is a fair trial so that TQ is exposed in front of the people.

Timing is every thing !

@Azmeen hope your talking about Sharif too!

I am not TQ fan but the question is : Where was FBR and FIA before Model Town incident ?

Why is this learned person holding on to foreign passport and nationality if he is so worried about welfare of Pakistan? He should denounce it and then prove himself

hmmm...everyone should give tax no doubt... so how many billions of Rs tax is due on the Sharif family, the Bhuttos, and others? was a pity that a 15 grade Government employee pays more tax than the top 3 politicians combined. what a pity.

He has amassed a lot of assets./wealth in and out of Pakistan. He must pay due tax.

Now FBR realized to collect tax from TuQ? Were they sleeping before?

@Ramesh Manghirmalani You're saying this because you don't know anything about Pakistani politics. The government is not democratically elected whatsoever. It is self elected.

@Khurram How is it revenge politics... If he wants to bring revolution to Pakistan start by fixing himself and paying taxes

This could be big.

@Khurram - And you never wondered why the same did not happen to Imran Khan or revenge politics is only for TQ. In teh end no matter what teh culprits are exposed

Issuing notice for recovery of income tax at one place and stopping releasing of tax defaulters' list by finance minister, some time backs is at another place. who is playing trick to derail democracy

Although I do not like this guy at all but is he and his organisation is then nawaz shrif and his companies as he does not pay this much tax

Another reason Nawaz Government has to go and the system needs a cleansing. Very soon we will see the rulers and the authorities in F.B.R who are victimizing a charity organization will be hit with the wrath of God, Insha-Allah.

@Bilal who says TuQ wants to bring any revolution other than himself? I'm just against the timing of this notice.

Pakistan does not require any more imported leaders, we must encourage local made leaders .

Dirty politics from NS & Co.....democracy...no such thing.....just tit for tat politics......BTW NS only paid Rs50,000 on a $2 billion fortune when will anyone ever call him to account??

bingo !!! finally ... oooh that's gonna hurt, all that money amassed without doing nothing!!! wont be feeling the love after chunk of it goes...

PMLn says it does not uses institutions. It is not only police but every state institutions.

This the typical Sharif Family tactics to use the Govt agencies as their personal Vendetta machines. But there is also another aspect that some day these Bureaucrats might develop a back bone and stand up and say NO to them. Just look at the Taxes paid by NS last Year. All these Guys think they are the owners and we are their servants.

I wish FBR would have same courage to send notices to Nawaz Sharif, Zardari and people sitting in parliaments. No fair justice and it seems that Nawaz Sharif has started cheap tactics to stop "Inqalaab" march..

Bullet proof car from charity funds...............Good show!!!!

He cannot be double taxed as a Canadian citizen.

@imtiaz khan > If he amassed wealth for foreign sources while living outside Pakistan he is not liable for taxes. That is the argument Nawaz Sharif gives for his Saudi investments.

Is Nawaz Sharif an agent of the military or just plain dense? Doesn't he realize that such a transparently vengeful act would be precisely the kind of item listed on the chargesheet when the Army kicks him out? As if there's not enough material already.

No fan of Qadri and sure that he's living large off "donations", but this not so subtle move by the govt. to go after him only because of his stance against them amounts to absolute abuse of power. Just shows what sham of a democracy these politicians bring when they get incharge.

Govt: is determined to collect taxes from XYZ, is there any accountability where this money goes? how much big tycoons have paid and what facility public got form tax money? I give you one example, recently exited out of country from Quade Azam Int Airport KHI after Eid holidays, strangely was asked to pay CAA tax implemented ( 1.7.2014) by federal Govt: on every passenger, though the tickets were booked online before July, many passengers I saw got shock and were arguing too, after spending time and energy early morning hours finally end up in paying tax and paid more than 8000 PKR as I had 7 passports. We are happy to pay tax as long as it is informed in time by authorities and it is used properly for welfare of public but I am sure it never happens in PAK, simple example: we landed on Bahrain airport, at least there was a clean water available for drinking, clean toilets and other public facilities, we come to PK to visit our near and dear ones, please utilise single penny of tax money properly, Govt:will be held responsible , if not here in the future world, also name and shame those who are culprits. Hope Govt: authorities pay attention to public voices. We love Pakistan.

may be MNS need more money to purchase DOGS for his security...

Back to the future.. Nawaz hasn't learnt anything from his mistakes from the 90's.

I wonder who will have the last laugh, may be the incumbent government after all...

Just a thought: Why/how FBR found this unpaid TAX now? Shouldn't the responsible officers be sacked?? Who did not do anything to recover this tax for years?

if 350 mil rupees tax notice is for dr tahir ul qadri then I shudder to think what the amount would be for nawaza

Rs 350 Million is not much for a person who travels by 1st class international flights (return ticket costs US$ 15,000), owns luxury bungalows and roams in bullet-proof SUVs.

Government makes laws complicated and implements high taxes to make life miserable for the masses. Really it is an intelligent way of enslaving people. Anyway where was FBR earlier on TUQ? Those in FBR must be brought to book for incompetence and negligence for overlooking this issue.

Pakistan only goes after tax cheats for political reasons.

and how many times have they sent notices to the ones in power? Govt has done a great job in making more enemies and using propaganda against those who speak for the truth. No doubt that Allah is just and His fury will reign down upon those who are corrupt and hide behind the curtains of deception.

Is it counter signed by Ishaq Dar and his in-laws?

This is abuse of power and clearly exposes the sham democracy. Nawaz setup secret 'yes' courts to get round the constituition. Are we saying there is not 600 honest people in the whole country who can empathize with the poor enough to want to do something to improve their lot? To bring a little fairness? To improve the life of the whole country? Whoever comes in starts using state as their bank account.

Good. Just make it in Canadian dollars!

Sheikh ul Islam vs Sharif Family : I am not amused.Nor am I distracted. I am still fixated on the Lahore Model Town Massacre. You cannot get past this. We saw it in broad daylight. Women were shot in the face. Sixteen were shot dead. 90 with bullet injuries. Life long disabilities.

Shariff saheb had used this tactic in 1990's premiership against Jang group. FBR is weapon used against who goes too far. When will we grow up?

FBR should be asked what prevented it from acting earlier on? Why it showed gross negligence and let the number accumulate to millions before taking action?

Nawaz and Shebaz, these dirty tactics are going to backfire against you.

@Pakistani Economist Now I know why Pakistani economy is in shamble because of economist like you. It cost me only $4,000 to buy first class ticket from Canada to US.

Govt is just crazy about what is going to happen this August. They are panicked and just hitting axe on their own feet by doing these stupid measures. Im not a fan of PAT or PTI, but observed govt for this foolishness.

The only thing that TQ is doing right now is wasting the time of the nation. I would be with him if he uses his followers as a stick that force the government to deliver on services, development projects and resolution of social problems. The current mode of protests, which just forces the government to spend time trying to save its neck, is a mere distraction and does nothing good for the nation. If TQ and also IK really want to be productive, they have to do what Naimatullah Khan did in Karachi. When he delivered, it created a healthy climate of competition and forced MQM and therefore Mustafa Kamal to deliver in Karachi when their turn came. This in the end was beneficial for both for the city and the country.

Tax collection system in our country is corrupt and inefficient.But tax notices should not be used for political opponents victimisation rather everybody should be sent notices and we as a nation should feel national responsibility to pay taxes.

Tax collection system in our country is corrupt and inefficient.But tax notices should not be used for political opponents victimisation rather everybody should be sent notices and we as a nation should feel national responsibility to pay taxes.