LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted temporary bail to former superintendents of Excise and Taxation (ET) Department Muhammad Iqbal till November 25 in sales tax fraud case. The LHC also seeks answer from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in this case.
According to details, a two-member bench comprising Justice Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa and Justice Mirza Waqas heard the sales tax evasion case.
The council of appellant Adnan Shuja Butt argued that NAB has started an inquiry against Al Shamsher Engineering on the grounds that the company has imported 2,000 metric ton steel and has not paid Rs 180 million sales tax liability.
He added that in the inquiry, NAB has jailed seven officers and pleaded that the appellants want to face the inquiry. The LHC accepted the temporary bail of the accused.
After hearing the argument of council of appellant LHC accepted the temporary bail of the accused Muhammad Iqbal till 25 November and seeks the answer from the NAB. Court also order to accused for the submission of security of one lac.
