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Chief Justice Saqib Nisar has taken notice of the complaint of citizens regarding the unreasonable deduction of a considerable amount on the pretext of withholding tax and other charges when customers load money to their mobiles, DawnNewsTV reported.
The chief justice issued a notice to the Attorney General of Pakistan to “explain on the next date of hearing as to how much and what amount is being deducted or taxed on a calling card/easy load of Rs100.”
Besides, Federal Board of Revenue and all cellular companies in Pakistan have also been issued notices to explain the same.
The matter has been fixed for hearing before a regular bench on May 8, 2018.
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May 04, 2018 12:18am
Welcome step. Besides deduction of tax in card, tax on each minut is cruality not facility.
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May 04, 2018 03:35am
Very good
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May 04, 2018 08:12am
Thanks CJ Sahib. After each step you would find such irregularities and measures, which cause losses and inconvenience to the public.
Please, please, please do more and help these wrongs corrected. Your name will be itched in golden words in the history of this country.
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May 05, 2018 12:24pm
What is our govt, so called representatives of the public, doing? they are only looking after their own salaries, perks & other privileges.
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