Islamabad: The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decided on Wednesday agreed to give the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) access to data on bank and tax defaulters.
A meeting of ECP, SBP and FBR officials was held here on Wednesday in which the election commission decided to scrutinize the candidates, who have not submitted asset details and tax returns, through FBR.
FBR officials said a complete record of bank and tax defaulter was available, adding that it would take 10 days to verify the candidature documents and the candidates’ data for the upcoming elections. The officials further said they would cooperate with the ECP in order to ensure free and fair polls.
The officials of the SBP and the FBR had attended a meeting of the ECP in Islamabad. The meeting, headed by the secretary election commission, discussed the course of action to be taken to prevent bank and tax defaulters from standing in the upcoming elections.
During the meeting, the possibility of examining the candidates’ telephone and mobile phone records was also discussed. FBR and SBP officials assured the election commission over the provision of data on tax and bank defaulters.
The commission has also sought details of dual nationality holders from Babar Awan.
Once in a statement, Babar Awan had said that he had information about the dual nationality holders.
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