Bajwa tax record leak: Court grants bail to journalist Shahid Aslam

ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad has granted post-arrest bail to journalist Shahid Aslam in a case related to leaking tax records of former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, ARY News reported.

As per details, the special judge central Azam Khan heard the bail plea filed by the Journalist Shahid Aslam.

The petition stated that a case is registered in FIA’s Anti-COrruption Circle in the matter of leaking tax record details of former COAS.

Despite not being named in the case, I have been arrested in the case. He urged the court to grant bail to him in the case.

Upon listening to the arguments, the court accepted the post-arrest bail plea against Rs50,000 surety bonds.

Read more: BAJWA TAX RECORD LEAK: FIA RECORDS STATEMENTS OF ARRESTED SUSPECTS

Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Anti-Corruption Circle (ACC) recorded the statements of three suspects, arrested in connection with the income tax data leak of former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.

ISPR’s statement

On November 27, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) rubbished nefarious campaign launched against Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his family related to their tax records.

In a statement, the ISPR said that the reports were “totally untrue and based on blatant lies”.

“Misleading data regarding the assets of army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his family have been shared on social media. These misleading figures are exaggerated and based on assumption,” the ISPR said.

The military’s media wing said that a certain group has “cleverly and dishonestly” attributed the assets of General Bajwa’s daughter-in-law’s father and family to the army chief and his family.

FBR widens probe into tax record leak

The Federal Board Revenue (FBR) on Saturday included three more income tax officers in the investigation of leaked tax record details of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and his family.

Sources said that FBR will carry out an investigation from the chief commissioner, commissioner and additional commissioner in connection with the leaked tax record details of Gen Bajwa and his family.

The leaked tax details were downloaded from the deputy commissioner Lahore’s login and then pictures were captured from the deputy commissioner’s computer, sources said.