Jamaat-i-Islami has sent a Rs1 billion defamation notice to former Federal Board of Revenue chairman Shabbar Zaidi. The party accuses him of making unfounded corruption allegations against it during a recent podcast appearance. Zaidi says he has passed the notice to his lawyer. The dispute is the latest in a string of controversies trailing Zaidi since he left government in 2020. He remains one of Pakistan’s most quoted voices on tax policy and the state of the national economy, and his public remarks routinely draw pushback from politicians, parties, and…
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