vehicle procurement row
islamabad
Senator Faisal Vawda on Thursday claimed that three Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officers had threatened his life over objections to an “untransparent” proposal for a massive vehicle procurement by the country’s tax authority. Vawda is a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, which, on January 23, directed the FBR to halt its plan to purchase 1,010 vehicles for operational purposes at an estimated cost of Rs6 billion, citing concerns about transparency in the procurement process.
Echoing Vawda’s apprehensions, committee chairman Senator Saleem Mandviwalla also reported receiving similar threatening messages.
The allegations led to a heated debate in the committee meeting, with concerned members demanding a high-level inquiry into the threats.
