AMID much political discourse over the issue of money earned through corruption, tax evasion and fraud in Pakistan and stashed away in Swiss banks, the authorities in Switzerland have cold-shouldered a Pakistani request to share information regarding this ill-gotten wealth. After at least three requests by Islamabad over the past few months for reviewing the bilateral treaty on avoidance of double taxation, Swiss authorities have finally responded that they find no justification for revisiting an issue that was settled only a year ago. Pakistan and Switzerland had signed a treaty over the avoidance of double taxation that came into force in 2008, and the two sides had signed a fresh...
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