Pakistan, May 14 -- In a key legal development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the Peshawar High Court's (PHC) verdict that had nullified the application of the Sales Tax Amendment Act in the former FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and PATA (Provincially Administered Tribal Areas). The Act is now temporarily reinstated following the top court's ruling.
A five-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan issued the order while hearing appeals filed by the Ghee and Steel Mills Association. The bench accepted the argument that the PHC had exceeded its jurisdiction and granted an interim stay, effectively restoring the sales tax law in the previously exempted tribal areas.
Previously, the Peshawar High C...