1. I too wish I had opportunity to pay more tax in 2017-18; would have meant I generated at least some local income!
Jokes aside, this is a valid query. Data released is for fiscal year ending Jun. & #39;18. From Jul. & #39;03 to Dec. & #39;17, I lived abroad with no locally taxable income. https://twitter.com/Dr_Atiqa/status/1307232334350090240">https://twitter.com/Dr_Atiqa/...

2. Made no local income in & #39;17-18 because I was committed to earning my stripes in politics.

From Jan. to Jun. & #39;18 served PTI& #39;s Election Cell as head of policy. Refused a salary because helping Pakistan will never be about money. Simply proud to have helped make PTI successful.

3. When filing this return for & #39;17-18, was informally advised not to declare income & assets abroad, being told that is what is normally done.
I declared every Rupee, as I never want to have anything to hide. It& #39;s a slippery slope from there. That& #39;s what my parents taught me.

4. Since Aug & #39;18, living off a minister& #39;s salary.
Whatever the drop from what I earned before, & whatever the frustrations while trying to get things done in Pakistan& #39;s govt, these two years serving my country have been professionally & personally the most fulfilling of my life.

5. For transparency my return details for the following year, 2019-20.
Taxable income, my annual salary of Rs. 3,026,059 (Rs. 3 mln);
Tax, mostly deducted at source, of Rs. 144,145. Verifiable from the FBR.