Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials have revealed that not just those alive but the deceased people purchase and sell vehicles in Pakistan.
FBR had launched an action against unnamed accounts, assets, and properties in 2017 in a bid to increase the tax net with the inclusion of tax evaders holding unnamed assets.
Later, a special Benami Wing was also established in FBR as the revenue collector continued its efforts to trace unnamed assets.
The wing officials have made an alarming confession that the deceased people also purchase and sell vehicles in different parts of the country.
One such case surfaced in Karachi regarding which FBR officials told vehicles were booked in the name of a deceased person.
It did not stop here but several vehicles were also imported in the name of the same character.
FBR Benami Wing officials disclosed that more than 30 vehicles were sold and purchased in Karachi registered under the name of the departed person between 2016 and 2017.
Several vehicles were also imported in his name during the span.
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FBR Intelligence Income officials told News360 that deals were done through a front-man who impersonated as a representative of the deceased.
“There was a time when the departed person owned Toyota Land Cruisers worth Rs 80 million”, he added.
After these shocking revelations by FBR, the biometric verification before a vehicle deal was termed mandatory by the government of Pakistan from January 2020 to ensure transparency as well as to stop sell and purchase of vehicles in the name of the deceased characters.