Punjab Assembly terms revised agriculture tax null and void

LAHORE: In a sweeping assertion of parliamentary supremacy, the Punjab Assembly has declared government notifications revising agricultural income tax rates “illegal, unconstitutional and void ab initio,” effectively nullifying all collections made under the disputed regime. The landmark ruling, delivered by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, holds that the Punjab government violated mandatory legal and constitutional requirements by failing to present rate-altering notifications before the a...

By none@none.com (Amjad Mahmood)