LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has adjourned the hearing of a case against a suspect who is allegedly involved sales tax evasion until next week.
According to details, Wamiq Zaka was arrested by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Inland Revenue (IR) following the charges of a huge sales tax evasion. The board received information regarding the sales tax evasion worth millions of rupees by Zaka.
After getting arrest warrants from Customs Court, the IR team apprehended the accused under Pakistan Sales Tax Act, 1992. Later, he was produced before the court where he was sent to jail on physical remand. Currently, he is in jail on judicial remand after the expiry of his physical remand.
Now Customs Court had extended judicial remand of the accused for fourteen days for further trial and prosecution.
