Lahore High Court rules money laundering cases can proceed independently of tax cases
Most outlets highlighted the Lahore High Court's ruling that money laundering cases can proceed without waiting for related tax cases to conclude. The emphasis was on the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) ability to investigate such cases independently. Some outlets, like *Profit*, added that the court upheld the FBR’s authority to register and prosecute under anti-money laundering law. All excerpts noted the FBR’s public welcome of the ruling, though the framing of this reaction varied slightly, with *Minute Mirror* and *APPN* explicitly mentioning it.
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LHC clarifies FBR’s authority in money launderin...
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has welcomed a Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling that clarifies its authority to investigate money laundering cases without waiting for the conclusion of a related income tax dispute.
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Money laundering cases need not await tax proceedings, LHC rules
Court upholds FBR intelligence wing’s authority to register, investigate and prosecute cases under anti-money laundering law
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Money laundering cases can proceed without awaiting tax cases: LHC
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court has ruled that money laundering is a separate crime in its own right. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) does not have to wait for a person’s income tax case to be fully decided before it starts a money laundering investigation. The judgment was given by a two member bench of Mr. Justice Khalid Ishaq and Justice Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom in Writ Petition No. 2928 of...
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LHC: money laundering separate from taxation
Says FBR can probe suspected money laundering without awaiting tax ruling
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FBR welcomes LHC ruling on money laundering cases
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Sunday welcomed a Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling that money laundering cases could proceed independently without waiting for the conclusion of related tax cases.
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