Islamabad court flags Rs101m transactions in taekwondo federation case
A sessions judge called the alleged use of a petitioner's CNIC and tax number serious and told him to take his evidence to the FBR.
An Islamabad district court has described as serious the allegations surrounding more than Rs101 million in transactions carried out through a bank account said to have been opened in a petitioner's name without his knowledge, a case that Daily Times reported has left the Pakistan Taekwondo Federation facing questions over its financial transparency.
Additional Sessions Judge Islamabad (West), Mumtaz Ali, recorded the observations in a written order on a petition filed by Mohammad Ilyas Afridi, according to Daily Times and The News. According to the order, an account was allegedly opened in the petitioner's name and transactions exceeding Rs101 million were carried out through it during the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, allegedly without his knowledge.
The court observed that the allegations concerning the alleged use of the petitioner's Computerised National Identity Card and National Tax Number were serious in nature.
Afridi told the court that he had also approached the Federal Investigation Agency, alleging that no effective action had been taken on his complaint. The FIA's report, as described in the order, stated that the inquiry initiated on the complaint had been closed.
The court observed that if the transactions were carried out to evade tax, the matter could fall within the ambit of tax fraud. It advised the petitioner to submit the available evidence to the Federal Board of Revenue, which it said is competent to examine the matter, take action in accordance with the law, and carry out further examination of the disputed transactions and the alleged use of his identity card and tax registration details.
Daily Times reported that the court's observations have raised serious questions over the federation's financial transparency. The reports did not include any response from the Pakistan Taekwondo Federation to the allegations, and the order as described deals with the petition rather than with any finding against the federation or its officials.
No criminal charge has been reported against any named individual in the accounts published by the two outlets. The petitioner's complaint now sits with the FBR for examination, while the FIA's file on his earlier complaint remains closed.
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