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KP NAB initiates probe into sugar export to Afghanistan scam
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May 24, 2021
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (KP) has initiated a probe into a mega sugar export scandal in which sugar mill owners exported less sugar from their allotted quota to Afghanistan and sold it in Pakistan, causing huge loss to the national exchequer. Sugar mill owners and exporters illegally sold sugar in Pakistan and made huge profits due to tax exemptions.
According to sources, sugar exporters allegedly had claimed waiver of sales and income tax on the entire allocated export quota of sugar on the basis of the forged and fake documents with the connivance of customs officials.
24 May 2021 - 10:26
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): A Pakistani watchdog is investigating a major scandal involving sugar exports to Afghanistan, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Mill owners exported far less sugar than the quotas allotted to them to the landlocked neighbour and sold it within Pakistan.
The sugar export scam led to a big loss to the national exchequer, with mill owners and exporters getting illegal tax exemptions.
Customs official confirmed to The News International the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province had launched a probe into the scandal.
NAB has sought the record from the Collector Customs (Appraisement), Peshawar, by May 27, the daily reported.
KP NAB initiates probe into sugar export scam to Afghanistan
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May 24, 2021
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (KP) has initiated a probe into a mega sugar export scandal in which sugar mill owners exported less sugar from their allotted quota to Afghanistan and sold it in Pakistan, causing huge loss to the national exchequer. Sugar mill owners and exporters illegally sold sugar in Pakistan and made huge profits due to tax exemptions.
According to sources, sugar exporters allegedly had claimed waiver of sales and income tax on the entire allocated export quota of sugar on the basis of the forged and fake documents with the connivance of customs officials.
NAB in Pak s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa initiates probe in sugar export scandal to Afghanistan ANI | Updated: May 24, 2021 21:14 IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Pakistan s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has initiated a probe into a mega sugar export scandal in which sugar mill owners exported less sugar from their allotted quota to Afghanistan and sold it in Pakistan, leading to a huge loss to the national exchequer.
Citing sources, The News International reported that sugar exporters allegedly had claimed waiver of sales and income tax on the entire allocated export quota of sugar on the basis of the forged and fake documents with the involvement of customs officials.