FBR investigators summon Ayyan’s mother

Published May 16, 2015
An FBR team, headed by Director General Haroon M.K. Tareen has been investigating Ayyan’s tax record and her source of income.  — Online/file
An FBR team, headed by Director General Haroon M.K. Tareen has been investigating Ayyan’s tax record and her source of income. — Online/file

RAWALPINDI: The intelligence and investigation wing of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has summoned Ayyan Ali’s mother Farhat Sultana to know the source of Rs35 million they have found in her bank account.

Sources close to the investigation said the FBR wing not only wanted to know the source of her income but whether she has ever filed her income tax return in the past.

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On the other hand, Najeeb Haroon, a Dubai-based businessman to whom Ayyan Ali had reportedly sold plots files, and Mumtaz Hussain, who had made the deal between them (the businessman and the super model), did not appear before the FBR team despite having been summoned.

However, the investigators have decided to summon both of them again and if they fail to appear, they will initiate legal proceeding against them, the sources said.

Also read: Middleman, buyer in Ayyan’s real estate deal to be arrested

When contacted, the additional director, Inland Revenue, confirmed they had summoned her mother.

“Yes, the FBR team has summoned Ayyan Ali’s mother to know the source of her income and whether she has ever filed any tax return.”

An FBR team, headed by Director General Haroon M.K. Tareen has been investigating Ayyan’s tax record and her source of income.

The intelligence and investigation wing is also going through the details of Ayyan Ali’s travel expenses.

Ayyan Ali was arrested at the Islamabad airport on March 14 while leaving for Dubai with a suitcase containing half a million US dollars, and since then she had been languishing in Adiala jail.

Published in Dawn May 16th , 2015

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