Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) Inland Revenue Intelligence Karachi Thursday filed FIRs against renowned fashion designers and brands for evading sales tax, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The fashion industry of Karachi is accused of costing the national exchequer by using smuggled cloth from Gilgit Baltistan and other areas and forging sales tax invoices.
The Inland Revenue stated that many tycoons of the fashion industry are involved in tax invoice forgery and a crackdown will be initiated against all the brands across the country.
A very famous fashion designer paid Rs5 million for bail before arrest after the case was filed.