SIALKOT: The Excise and Taxation Department has sealed as many as 169 commercial and residential properties of the tax defaulters for not clearing their outstanding taxes in Gujranwala.
According to Gujranwala Excise Director Rao Shakeel ur Rehman, most of the defaulters belonged to several local political representatives due to which they were reluctant to pay their prolonged pending dues, in this regard.
He said that 14 special recovery teams have sealed as many as 169 commercial and residential properties as they were reluctant to clear their outstanding dues, despite issuance of the recovery notices to them repeatedly.
