Those behind COAS family's tax data leak identified: Dar.

ISLAMABAD -- Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has traced those behind the leak of tax data of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa's family members. While talking to a private TV channel yesterday, the minister said that he had seen the interim report on the matter. 'We have found traces (behind the leak). One is from Lahore while another is from Rawalpindi,' Dar said. He also said that there was a possibility that some of the individuals involved may have the authorisation to look at the income tax records as there was a 'circle' in Rawalpindi where assessments took place. The finance minister stressed that the law doesn't give permission to leak the record of income tax returns of anyone, whether it was the army chief or a common man, without court orders. 'This is a violation of our system and the law [...] the system's accuracy and strength have been challenged.'

The finance czar subsequently vowed that the government 'will bring this to a logical conclusion', adding that turning a blind eye to the issue would be a violation of his responsibilities. A day earlier, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar took notice of...