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Just Guess the Taxes of Prime Minister and Cabinet Members?
Former PM Yousaf Raza Gillani and his 25 cabinet members had acknowledged in the nomination papers for the February 2008 general elections that they did not pay a penny as income tax. Gillani even registered for NTN in 2010 when he was 52-year old, one-and-half-year before quitting the PM office after his conviction by the Supreme Court. The analysis of 2011 tax records shows further non-compliance by the cabinet members.
Gillanis successor, Raja Pervez Ashraf paid income tax, however, an insignificant amount (Rs. 142, 536) that doesnt match with his living standards. He has majority of the tax dodgers in the cabinet.
Out of 54 ministers, 34 didnt file tax returns. Deputy Prime Minister Ch. Pervez Elahi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour (who announced one million dollar head-money for Egyptian-American who made a blasphemous film), Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program Farzana Raja and Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim are among the prominent non-filing cabinet members. Fahim is not registered for NTN, let alone filing tax returns.
Table I: Income Tax Status of the PM and Federal Ministers
[TABLE="width: 50%"]
[TR]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Portfolios[/TD]
[TD]Tax Paid (Rs.)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Raja Pervez Ashraf[/TD]
[TD]Prime Minister[/TD]
[TD]142,536[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour[/TD]
[TD]Railways[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan[/TD]
[TD]Communications[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Mir Changez Khan Jamali[/TD]
[TD]Science and Technology[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Engr. Shaukat Ullah[/TD]
[TD]States and Frontier Regions[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Parvez Elahi[/TD]
[TD]Deputy Prime Minister (i) Industries[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Anwar Ali Cheema[/TD]
[TD]Production[/TD]
[TD]67,024[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan[/TD]
[TD]Climate Change[/TD]
[TD]97,388[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Sheikh Waqqas Akram[/TD]
[TD]Education and Trainings[/TD]
[TD]470,906[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Liaqat Abbas Bhatti[/TD]
[TD]Works[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Wajahat Hussain[/TD]
[TD]Human Resource Department[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar[/TD]
[TD]Water and Power[/TD]
[TD]1,090,902[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Qamar Zaman Kaira[/TD]
[TD]Information and Broadcasting[/TD]
[TD]83,837[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Nazar Muhammad Gondal[/TD]
[TD]Capital Administration and Development[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan[/TD]
[TD]National Regulations and Services[/TD]
[TD]101,651[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Samina Khalid Ghurki[/TD]
[TD]National Heritage and Integration[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai[/TD]
[TD]Housing[/TD]
[TD]49,049[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo[/TD]
[TD]Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Hina Rabbani Khar[/TD]
[TD]Foreign Affairs[/TD]
[TD]69,619[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Bahadur Ahmed Khan Sihar[/TD]
[TD]Defense Production[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Makhdoom Shahab-ud-Din[/TD]
[TD]Textile Industries[/TD]
[TD]84,702[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah[/TD]
[TD]Religious Affairs[/TD]
[TD]43,333[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Ghous Bux Khan Mahar[/TD]
[TD]Privatization[/TD]
[TD]131,052[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani[/TD]
[TD]Inter-Provincial Coordination[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim[/TD]
[TD]Commerce[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]Syed Naveed Qamar[/TD]
[TD]Defense[/TD]
[TD]95,966[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]Haji Khuda Bux Rajar[/TD]
[TD]Narcotics Control[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar[/TD]
[TD]Overseas Pakistanis[/TD]
[TD]101,232[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Al-Haj Mohammad Umar Gorgage[/TD]
[TD]Postal Services[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]Jam Mir Muhammad Yousaf[/TD]
[TD]No Portfolio[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]Farzana Raja[/TD]
[TD]Benazir Income Support Program[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]A. Rehman Malik[/TD]
[TD]Interior[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]Abdul Hafeez Shaikh[/TD]
[TD]i) Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development ii) Economic Affairs & Statistics[/TD]
[TD]174,076[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]Babar Khan Ghauri[/TD]
[TD]Ports and Shipping[/TD]
[TD]555,104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD]Farooq Hamid Naek[/TD]
[TD]i) Law and Justice, ii) Parliamentary Affair[/TD]
[TD]85,491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]Mir Israrullah Khan Zehri[/TD]
[TD]National Food Security and Research[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]37[/TD]
[TD]Moula Bakhsh Chandio[/TD]
[TD]Political Affairs[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Table II: Income Tax Status of the State Ministers
[TABLE="width: 50%"]
[TR]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Portfolio[/TD]
[TD]Tax Paid (Rs.)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Shah Jehan Yousaf[/TD]
[TD]Professional & Technical Training[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Malak Azmat Khan[/TD]
[TD]Inter-Provincial Coordination[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Salim Haider Khan[/TD]
[TD]Defense[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Ghias Ahmed Mela[/TD]
[TD]Human Resources Development[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi[/TD]
[TD]Water & Power[/TD]
[TD]91,069[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan[/TD]
[TD]Foreign Affairs[/TD]
[TD]166,479[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Rahela Baloch[/TD]
[TD]Science & Technology[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Rana Asif Tauseef[/TD]
[TD]Works[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Imtiaz Safdar Warriach[/TD]
[TD]Interior[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Syed Sumsam Ali S. Bukhari[/TD]
[TD]Information and Broadcasting[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial[/TD]
[TD]Housing[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Khawaja Sheraz Mahmood[/TD]
[TD]Production[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari[/TD]
[TD]Communications[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi[/TD]
[TD]National Food Security and Research[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Nadeem Ehsan[/TD]
[TD]Overseas Pakistanis[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Akram Masih Gill[/TD]
[TD]National Harmony[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Abbas Khan Afridi[/TD]
[TD]Commerce[/TD]
[TD]11,528,292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Saeed-ul-Hassan Mandokhail[/TD]
[TD]Privatization[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer
Just Guess the Taxes of Prime Minister and Cabinet Members?
Former PM Yousaf Raza Gillani and his 25 cabinet members had acknowledged in the nomination papers for the February 2008 general elections that they did not pay a penny as income tax. Gillani even registered for NTN in 2010 when he was 52-year old, one-and-half-year before quitting the PM office after his conviction by the Supreme Court. The analysis of 2011 tax records shows further non-compliance by the cabinet members.
Gillanis successor, Raja Pervez Ashraf paid income tax, however, an insignificant amount (Rs. 142, 536) that doesnt match with his living standards. He has majority of the tax dodgers in the cabinet.
Out of 54 ministers, 34 didnt file tax returns. Deputy Prime Minister Ch. Pervez Elahi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour (who announced one million dollar head-money for Egyptian-American who made a blasphemous film), Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program Farzana Raja and Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim are among the prominent non-filing cabinet members. Fahim is not registered for NTN, let alone filing tax returns.
Table I: Income Tax Status of the PM and Federal Ministers
[TABLE="width: 50%"]
[TR]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Portfolios[/TD]
[TD]Tax Paid (Rs.)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Raja Pervez Ashraf[/TD]
[TD]Prime Minister[/TD]
[TD]142,536[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour[/TD]
[TD]Railways[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan[/TD]
[TD]Communications[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Mir Changez Khan Jamali[/TD]
[TD]Science and Technology[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Engr. Shaukat Ullah[/TD]
[TD]States and Frontier Regions[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Parvez Elahi[/TD]
[TD]Deputy Prime Minister (i) Industries[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Anwar Ali Cheema[/TD]
[TD]Production[/TD]
[TD]67,024[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan[/TD]
[TD]Climate Change[/TD]
[TD]97,388[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Sheikh Waqqas Akram[/TD]
[TD]Education and Trainings[/TD]
[TD]470,906[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Liaqat Abbas Bhatti[/TD]
[TD]Works[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Wajahat Hussain[/TD]
[TD]Human Resource Department[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar[/TD]
[TD]Water and Power[/TD]
[TD]1,090,902[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Qamar Zaman Kaira[/TD]
[TD]Information and Broadcasting[/TD]
[TD]83,837[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Nazar Muhammad Gondal[/TD]
[TD]Capital Administration and Development[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan[/TD]
[TD]National Regulations and Services[/TD]
[TD]101,651[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Samina Khalid Ghurki[/TD]
[TD]National Heritage and Integration[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai[/TD]
[TD]Housing[/TD]
[TD]49,049[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo[/TD]
[TD]Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Hina Rabbani Khar[/TD]
[TD]Foreign Affairs[/TD]
[TD]69,619[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Bahadur Ahmed Khan Sihar[/TD]
[TD]Defense Production[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Makhdoom Shahab-ud-Din[/TD]
[TD]Textile Industries[/TD]
[TD]84,702[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah[/TD]
[TD]Religious Affairs[/TD]
[TD]43,333[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Ghous Bux Khan Mahar[/TD]
[TD]Privatization[/TD]
[TD]131,052[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani[/TD]
[TD]Inter-Provincial Coordination[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim[/TD]
[TD]Commerce[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]Syed Naveed Qamar[/TD]
[TD]Defense[/TD]
[TD]95,966[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]Haji Khuda Bux Rajar[/TD]
[TD]Narcotics Control[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar[/TD]
[TD]Overseas Pakistanis[/TD]
[TD]101,232[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Al-Haj Mohammad Umar Gorgage[/TD]
[TD]Postal Services[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]Jam Mir Muhammad Yousaf[/TD]
[TD]No Portfolio[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]Farzana Raja[/TD]
[TD]Benazir Income Support Program[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]A. Rehman Malik[/TD]
[TD]Interior[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]Abdul Hafeez Shaikh[/TD]
[TD]i) Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development ii) Economic Affairs & Statistics[/TD]
[TD]174,076[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]Babar Khan Ghauri[/TD]
[TD]Ports and Shipping[/TD]
[TD]555,104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD]Farooq Hamid Naek[/TD]
[TD]i) Law and Justice, ii) Parliamentary Affair[/TD]
[TD]85,491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]Mir Israrullah Khan Zehri[/TD]
[TD]National Food Security and Research[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]37[/TD]
[TD]Moula Bakhsh Chandio[/TD]
[TD]Political Affairs[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Table II: Income Tax Status of the State Ministers
[TABLE="width: 50%"]
[TR]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Portfolio[/TD]
[TD]Tax Paid (Rs.)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Shah Jehan Yousaf[/TD]
[TD]Professional & Technical Training[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Malak Azmat Khan[/TD]
[TD]Inter-Provincial Coordination[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Sardar Salim Haider Khan[/TD]
[TD]Defense[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Ghias Ahmed Mela[/TD]
[TD]Human Resources Development[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi[/TD]
[TD]Water & Power[/TD]
[TD]91,069[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan[/TD]
[TD]Foreign Affairs[/TD]
[TD]166,479[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Rahela Baloch[/TD]
[TD]Science & Technology[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Rana Asif Tauseef[/TD]
[TD]Works[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Ch. Imtiaz Safdar Warriach[/TD]
[TD]Interior[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Syed Sumsam Ali S. Bukhari[/TD]
[TD]Information and Broadcasting[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial[/TD]
[TD]Housing[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Khawaja Sheraz Mahmood[/TD]
[TD]Production[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari[/TD]
[TD]Communications[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi[/TD]
[TD]National Food Security and Research[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Dr. Nadeem Ehsan[/TD]
[TD]Overseas Pakistanis[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Akram Masih Gill[/TD]
[TD]National Harmony[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Abbas Khan Afridi[/TD]
[TD]Commerce[/TD]
[TD]11,528,292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Saeed-ul-Hassan Mandokhail[/TD]
[TD]Privatization[/TD]
[TD]Non-Filer
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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