Misuse of CNICs: FBR unearths scam worth billions in auto industry.

Byline: Shahzad Paracha

ISLAMABAD -- The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Karachi chapter has recently detected a fraud worth millions of rupees in which car dealers were found involved in registering vehicles by misusing the computerised national identity cards (CNICs).

Sources said the FBR' Anti-benami Karachi office, during an investigation in a case against Muhammad Khadeen, had detected a big fraud as well as tax evasion in which some dealers were found involved in registering around 400 luxury vehicles worth billion of rupees in the name of Khadeen.

Sources said Suzuki Riaz Motors, Zeeshan Autos and Suzuki south and some other sub dealers have been involved in registering vehicles in unknown persons' names.

FBR has received details of millions of people from gas and electricity departments who pay bills in millions on yearly basis but are not paying any tax.

Sources said that the FBR' broadening of tax base has also collected data of 0.748 million people from 10 motor vehicles registration authorities of 10 large cities of Pakistan. These people had purchased vehicles above 1300cc in different times, but are not paying taxes, they added.

The Karachi's Motor Vehicle Registration Authority had provided details of 0.297million, Excise Department Islamabad 0.127, Motor Vehicle Registration Authority Faisalabad 13,523, Motor Vehicle Registration Authority Gujranwala 3,805, Motor Vehicle Registration Authority Rawalpindi 1,490, while Motor Vehicle Registration Authority Lahore had shared details of 0.34472 million people.

On the other hand, car manufacturers had also provided details as well as records of some 0.271 million people. Sources said the anti-benami initiative zone-III has also summoned car dealer who had made purchase/booking in...