KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that the government would soon get the proposed law against corruption passed through the Parliament.
He was addressing the brokers and other businessmen at the formal signing ceremony of equity share purchase agreement between Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and Chinese consortium, at the PSX Building here.
The finance minister said despite the hindrances created by some political parties, the government would easily sail the bill through Parliament. “We can do it also through joint session of the Parliament,” he added.
Pakistani citizens, under the proposed law, would have to declare their assets held abroad, and it would be very effective to check money laundering in future. He observed that the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) issued 42,000 notices to the companies mostly in Karachi without due consultation with the ministry of finance.
The finance minister asserted that the government is determined to put the things in the right direction within legal framework.
