FIA flags 27 firms in Rs1.12tr tax exemption probe
Senate panel questions the investigation after FIA says it cannot locate the firms, seeks report within a month.
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency has flagged 27 firms in an investigation into tax exemptions worth Rs1.12 trillion, Pakistan Today reported on Tuesday.
According to Investify, FIA officials told a Senate panel that the agency has been unable to locate the 27 firms. The panel questioned the pace and direction of the investigation and directed the FIA to submit a report within one month.
The reports did not provide further details about the identities of the firms or the nature of the tax exemptions under scrutiny.
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