Report: Half of Pakistani MPs Do Not Pay Taxes

Nearly half Pakistan's lawmakers do not pay taxes, according to a study released on Monday, findings that may endanger the billions of dollars in IMF and other loans and aid shoring up a faltering economy. Cracking down on rampant tax evasion is a main condition of a $6.7 billion International Monetary Fund program aimed at stabilizing the nuclear-armed U.S. ally of 180 million people. Big donors like Britain, which has committed more than $1 billion to Pakistani education, are...

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