Bajwa data leak: Islamabad court approves two-day physical remand of Bol News journalist Shahid Aslam
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seems like Hafiz sab is still taking advise from Bajwa,
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This is worthy of new thread.
I think that's his son? The video people are saying in Dubai.
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Karma comes back to bite, former COAS Bajwa ordering dirty tricks to destroy honest journalists and PTI, has come back to bite him, his tax records should be investigated for accumalating large sums of wealth, but wait Bajwa Holy cow is untouchable.
Let's be clear. Yes GoP is investigating this leak because it is a breach of the law.
Maybe the sources of his income are legitimate on account of the massive real-estate gifted by the government or perhaps illegitimate which the current or a future government should investigate.
People came to know about Gen Bajwa's assets on account of his "own" tax filings (made public unlawfully thus the government investigation). This money was not parked in some overseas accounts. This data was released by the officer in question to the tax authority.
All BPS-21 civil/military officers should be audited for their assets. This is the only way there will be greater transparency.
Point taken, both should be investigated.
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In developed nations they appreciate and promote a whistleblowing culture. Here we put them behind bars and torture them. That's why even after 75 years we are still developing. And recently earned a new banana republic badge as well .
A local court in Islamabad on Saturday approved a two-day physical remand of Bol News journalist Shahid Aslam, who was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from Lahore earlier in the day for his alleged part in leaking personal tax data of former army chief General (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa.
A report by investigative news website FactFocus — which describes itself as a “Pakistan-based digital media news organisation working on data-based investigative news stories — had in November published a report, accusing the army chief and his family of amassing assets worth Rs12.7 billion over the past six years.
The report cited tax records and wealth statements of the Bajwa family to corroborate its claims about the alleged accumulation of assets by the family inside and outside Pakistan.
Taking a notice of the report, the finance minister had said that the leak was “clearly violative of the complete confidentiality of tax information that the law provides”.
Aslam, who has been arrested in connection with the data leak, was presented before the court today. His counsel argued that the detention of his client was illegal, saying that there was no proof that Aslam “received any [leaked] information and had then passed it on to someone else”.
He urged the FIA to provide proof to support its claim to the court, adding that neither of the four sections in the FIR was valid and that his client could not be arrested just on the basis of suspicion.
It is pertinent to mention that Dawn.com was unable to acquire a copy of the FIR till the filing of this story.
Subsequently, the counsel prayed to the court for the dismissal of the case against his client.
To this, the prosecutor said the proof was in Aslam’s mobile phone and laptop, which he was not providing to investigators. He claimed the journalist played a “role of the facilitator” in the crime.
“Why was Shahid Aslam visiting the FBR? It was because he had to acquire information,” the prosecutor said, adding that if found guilty, Aslam could face a 10-year jail sentence.
After hearing the arguments, judicial magistrate Umar Shabbir approved a two-day physical remand of the journalist.
Bajwa data leak: Islamabad court approves two-day physical remand of Bol News journalist Shahid Aslam
Aslam's counsel claims FIA has no proof; prosecutor insists proof is in journalist's gadgets, says he played "facilitator's role in crime".www.dawn.com
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and you back in Israel?
No, on the issue of tax disclosures of "unelected officials" there is no selective application of the law. It is illegal just as the PM office leaks. In both cases laws has been broken.
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Isn't COAS a BPS-22 officer?
Could be. I don't recall where 3 and 4 stars sit. It's either 21 and 22 or 20 and 21.
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Brigadier is 20 so no way a 20 scale for a 4 star. It's 22.
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A local court in Islamabad on Saturday approved a two-day physical remand of Bol News journalist Shahid Aslam, who was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from Lahore earlier in the day for his alleged part in leaking personal tax data of former army chief General (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa.
A report by investigative news website FactFocus — which describes itself as a “Pakistan-based digital media news organisation working on data-based investigative news stories — had in November published a report, accusing the army chief and his family of amassing assets worth Rs12.7 billion over the past six years.
The report cited tax records and wealth statements of the Bajwa family to corroborate its claims about the alleged accumulation of assets by the family inside and outside Pakistan.
Taking a notice of the report, the finance minister had said that the leak was “clearly violative of the complete confidentiality of tax information that the law provides”.
Aslam, who has been arrested in connection with the data leak, was presented before the court today. His counsel argued that the detention of his client was illegal, saying that there was no proof that Aslam “received any [leaked] information and had then passed it on to someone else”.
He urged the FIA to provide proof to support its claim to the court, adding that neither of the four sections in the FIR was valid and that his client could not be arrested just on the basis of suspicion.
It is pertinent to mention that Dawn.com was unable to acquire a copy of the FIR till the filing of this story.
Subsequently, the counsel prayed to the court for the dismissal of the case against his client.
To this, the prosecutor said the proof was in Aslam’s mobile phone and laptop, which he was not providing to investigators. He claimed the journalist played a “role of the facilitator” in the crime.
“Why was Shahid Aslam visiting the FBR? It was because he had to acquire information,” the prosecutor said, adding that if found guilty, Aslam could face a 10-year jail sentence.
After hearing the arguments, judicial magistrate Umar Shabbir approved a two-day physical remand of the journalist.
Bajwa data leak: Islamabad court approves two-day physical remand of Bol News journalist Shahid Aslam
Aslam's counsel claims FIA has no proof; prosecutor insists proof is in journalist's gadgets, says he played "facilitator's role in crime".www.dawn.com
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