ISLAMABAD: In an appreciable move, the PML-N government Tuesday issued tax directory of all the tax payers of Pakistan which shows top leaders of three leading political parties of Pakistan and their families gave nominal taxes.

The directory revealed the details of taxes of former President Asif Ali Zardari and his family members for the first time as in past they were not bound to share their tax details under law. All members of family of former president and PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari, who are supposed to pay taxes are registered tax payers.

The tax directory issued by FBR and details available on FBR website show that Asif Ali Zardari has NTN: 0295839-2, tax paid by him for the year ending June 30, 2013 is Rs1,385,025. The former president has salaried income and he was registered as tax payer on November 2, 1995 with RTO-III Karachi.

His son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has NTN: 3661901-9 and he paid Rs303,692 tax for the year 2013. FBR site mentions Bilawal’s principal business activity as “other personal service activities N.E.C”, while his business nature is given as ‘Service Provider’. Bilawal was registered as tax payer on Jan 08, 2011 in RTO-I Karachi.

Elder daughter of the former president, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari has NTN: 3661902-7. Rest of her details regarding business and date of tax registration are same as that of Bilawal. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari is not registered yet obviously because of her younger age.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who also heads ruling PML-N has NTN: 0667649-9 while he paid Rs2,646,401 tax for the year 2013. The prime minister take salary income from Chaudhry Sugar Mills, 146-A, Abu Bakar Block, Garden Town, Lahore. FBR website mentions principal activity of the prime minister as “manufacturing of sugar”. He was registered as tax payer on Nov 15, 1995 with RTO-I Lahore.

Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has NTN: 3100878-0 while he paid Rs3,644,003 tax for the year 2013. He has salaried income only and was

registered as tax payer on April 9, 2008 with RTO-II.

Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has NTN: 2382109-4 and paid Rs4,383,138 tax for the year ending June 30, 2013. Hamza’s income is salaried income from Ramzan Sugar Mills and he was registered as tax payer on June 28, 2005 with RTO-II Lahore.

PTI chief Imran Khan has NTN: 0801424-8 while he paid Rs194,936 tax for the year 2013. FBR has released a list of all tax paying companies, businesses and individuals along with their NTNs and tax paid.

