Pakistan’s elite class seems to be reluctant in paying tax, the politicians topping the charts among those. A study by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency in Islamabad disclosed that the normal worth of Pakistani Members of Parliament is $900,000. The richest amongst them having an average of $37 million.

Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s leader of opposition informed that he did not pay any personal tax for three years up till 2007.

The bad part is that, the Pakistan is one of those recipients who are financially helped by the United States of America to cope up with the developmental requirements of the nation.

Year 2009’s tax income was the minimum in the past records of the country. The study also mentions that the assets of the present Members of Parliament is almost doubled, informed Zafar ul-Majeed, a senior official with the Federal Board of Revenue.