ISLAMABAD: At least six parliamentarians including a minister, four senators and one member of National Assembly have been found defaulters of property tax.
Parliamentarians who are avoiding property tax are State Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CA&DD) Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, MNA Ibadullah Khan and Senator Nuzhat Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Senator Haji Saifullah Khan and Senator Islamuddin Shaikh of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). An independent senator, Sajjad Hussain Turi, is also named in the list of tax defaulters.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) charges property tax from those individuals who own residential and commercial properties in the sectoral area of the capital city.
The CDA is controlled by the Ministry of CADD but it is quite unfortunate that the minister responsible for collecting tax is himself a tax defaulter for last many years.
