Islamabad: In the case related to the leak of the tax records of formerArmy Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, a court has set a date of November 9for charging journalist Shahid Islam and FBR employees with the offense.
Special Judge Central Islamabad, Shah Rukh Arjmand, conducted the hearingof this case on Wednesday. It should be noted that journalist Ahmed Nuranihad published a news article on November 20, 2022, on the website “FactFox,” alleging significant discrepancies in General Bajwa’s and hisfamily’s tax returns and wealth. After the publication of this news, theFBR had raised doubts about the figures published on Fact Fox.
IJournalist Shahid Islam is accused of obtaining tax information aboutformer Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his family from the FBR andsending it to investigative journalist Ahmed Nurani, associated with theonline publication “Fact Fox.” Some FBR employees had assisted in this work.
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In the month of January last year, the FIA had arrested journalist ShahidIslam along with some FBR employees, who were later released on bail. Inthis case, another accused, journalist Ahmed Nurani, has already beendeclared an absconder by the court.
