--- title: "Lahore High Court rules money laundering cases can proceed independently of tax cases" description: "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." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11018-money-laundering-cases-can-proceed-without-awaiting-tax site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Lahore High Court rules money laundering cases can proceed independently of tax cases business · updated 28 Sep 2026, 1:44 PM PKT · 27–28 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > 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. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [LHC clarifies FBR’s authority in money launderin...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/lhc-clarifies-fbrs-authority-in-money-laundering-cases-636576/) · 28 Sep 2026, 1:44 PM PKT > 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. - **Profit** — [Money laundering cases need not await tax proceedings, LHC rules](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/28/money-laundering-cases-need-not-await-tax-proceedings-lhc-rules) · 28 Sep 2026, 11:12 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Court upholds FBR intelligence wing’s authority to register, investigate and prosecute cases under anti-money laundering law - **Business Recorder** — [Money laundering cases can proceed without awaiting tax cases: LHC](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441518/money-laundering-cases-can-proceed-without-awaiting-tax-cases-lhc) · 28 Sep 2026, 4:02 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **The Express Tribune** — [LHC: money laundering separate from taxation](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2631765/lhc-money-laundering-separate-from-taxation) · 27 Sep 2026, 11:16 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Says FBR can probe suspected money laundering without awaiting tax ruling - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [FBR welcomes LHC ruling on money laundering cases](https://www.app.com.pk/business/fbr-welcomes-lhc-ruling-on-money-laundering-cases/) · 27 Sep 2026, 9:04 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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