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Business Recorder
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
FBR suspends senior tax auditor
ISLAMABAD: On complaints of harassment, the Federal Board of Revenue has suspended a Senior Auditor (BS-17) who was posted under Section 40B of the Sales Tax Act 1990 at the premises of a feed mill to monitor the supply of taxable goods. As per the FBR notification issued under Rule 5(1) of the Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 2020, the Senior Auditor of the Regional Tax Office, Multan, has been suspended for a period of 120 days or until further orders, whichever is earlier. When contacted for comments, Shahid Jami, tax advisor of the feed manufacturers, lauded the prompt action by the chairman FBR, who has assured the industry representative that no instance of any harassment reported to the FBR will be tolerated in the future. FBR begins action against companies However, Jami urged the FBR that staff posted at the factories be provided logistic support and the requisite facilities so that posting there for 30 days or more is not burdensome for the compliant taxpayers. He further urged that where monitoring of taxable supplies matches with the declared version and there is a progressive trend of voluntary compliance, such measures be avoided in future for at least two years or until there is some definite information about underreporting, he added. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Telegraph
10-04-2025
- Telegraph
Mother shared terror videos of children in pro-IS groups online
A mother who made plans to travel to Afghanistan to become a martyr for Islamic State shared videos of children engaging in terrorist activity online, a court heard. Farishta Jami, 36, has been jailed for life after she pledged allegiance to IS, researched one-way flights to Afghanistan and saved £1,200 to pay for them. Jami, from Stratford-upon-Avon, in the West Midlands, was convicted by a jury in February of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. After her conviction, she was said to have been 'distressed' by the release of a custody image showing her face, and subsequently a second photo, in which she was wearing a niqab, was sent out by police. The court was told detectives searched her address in November 2023 and seized several devices and found at least 20 different SIM cards, which Counter Terrorism Police say were hidden in a bag stuffed down the side of her bed. She also shared graphic and violent extremist material between September 2022 and January 2024 on social media platforms by posting videos, including ones involving children engaging in terrorist activity, documents and images as well as participating in group chats, joining a large number of pro-IS groups and channels. Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb told Leicester Crown Court that Jami, who moved to Britain from Afghanistan in 2008, had also obtained and shared instructions on explosive devices, how to handle firearms such as Kalashnikov rifles, how to create a grenade detonator and lessons on creating chemical explosives. The court heard she was administrator on several of the groups, some of which had hundreds of members, had praised Jihad and promoted the idea of martyrdom – as well as translating official IS propaganda and teaching others how to distribute it. 'Entrenched extremist mindset' Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said by their verdicts, the jury had been sure that Jami had 'reached the point of intending to join IS physically in Afghanistan intending to commit a terrorist act involving your own martyrdom, such as a suicide bombing'. She had 'actively pursued' relocating to Afghanistan to join the terrorist group and searched flights in October 2023, telling an acquaintance that month that she was 'restless' to go, was '100 per cent confident' that she would travel the next month and discussed handing over her groups. The judge said: 'You were clearly not expecting to live long in Afghanistan, you even asked if you needed to bring much in the way of clothing.' Despite the defendant denying to police that her professions of loyalty to IS were genuine, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Jami had an 'entrenched extremist mindset' and was 'sophisticated, confident and persistent'. She told the defendant that from listening to her giving evidence during her four-week trial that she believed Jami had a higher-than-average intelligence and said there was nothing to suggest she was on a 'path to deradicalisation'. 'Simply wicked' plans The judge said: 'There is no cogent evidence that you have turned away from an entrenched Islamist extremist mindset.' She added: 'The evidence indicates that your intention to commit acts of terrorism was not transitory or fleeting, but one that you had settled on during a period of months as you set about consolidating your role in promulgating IS ideology.' While her plan was 'viable' and she had obtained approval from IS for her to join, Jami had not yet purchased visas or plane tickets and her plan had been thwarted by officers who arrested her in January last year. The judge said that while Jami had been of previously good character, was on medication for depression and had felt 'isolated' when she was rehoused in an area without a Muslim community, this did not excuse her 'simply wicked' plans. She said: 'You adopted the Isis philosophy of hatred and violence. It is a great shame that even now I cannot find that you are less than committed to the cause.' Jami was handed concurrent sentences of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years for each of the two offences.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
School dinner lady jailed after police discover plans to martyr herself
A former school dinner lady has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 17 years after planning to travel to Afghanistan to become a martyr for the so-called Islamic State. Farishta Jami, 36, pledged allegiance to IS and saved £1,200 to pay for a one-way flight to Afghanistan, Leicester Crown Court heard. Jami, from Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, was convicted by a jury in February of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Following her conviction, she was reportedly "distressed" by the release of a custody image showing her face. Subsequently, a second photo, in which she was wearing a niqab, was released by police. Detectives searched her address in November 2023 and seized several devices and at least 20 different sim cards, which Counter Terrorism Police say were hidden in a bag stuffed down the side of her bed, the court was told. She also shared graphic and violent extremist material between September 2022 and January 2024 on social media platforms by posting videos, including ones involving children engaging in terrorist activity, documents and images as well as participating in group chats, joining a large number of pro-IS groups and channels. Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb told the court Jami, who moved to England from Afghanistan in 2008, had also obtained and shared instructions on explosive devices, how to handle firearms such as Kalashnikov rifles, how to create a grenade detonator and lessons on creating chemical explosives. The court heard she was administrator on several of the groups, some of which had hundreds of members, had praised Jihad and promoted the idea of martyrdom – as well as translating official IS propaganda and teaching others how to distribute it. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said by their verdicts, the jury had been sure that Jami had 'reached the point of intending to join Isis physically in Afghanistan intending to commit a terrorist act involving your own martyrdom, such as a suicide bombing'. She had 'actively pursued' relocating to Afghanistan to join the terrorist group and searched flights in October 2023, telling an acquaintance that month that she was 'restless' to go, was '100% confident' that she would travel the next month and discussed handing over her groups. The judge said: 'You were clearly not expecting to live long in Afghanistan, you even asked if you needed to bring much in the way of clothing.' Despite the defendant denying to police that her professions of loyalty to IS were genuine, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Jami had an 'entrenched extremist mindset' and was 'sophisticated, confident and persistent'. She told the defendant that from listening to her giving evidence during her four-week trial that she believed Jami had a higher-than-average intelligence and said there was nothing to suggest she was on a 'path to deradicalisation'. The judge said: 'There is no cogent evidence that you have turned away from an entrenched Islamist extremist mindset.' She added: 'The evidence indicates that your intention to commit acts of terrorism was not transitory or fleeting, but one that you had settled on during a period of months as you set about consolidating your role in promulgating ISIS ideology.' While her plan was 'viable' and she had obtained approval from IS for her to join, Jami had not yet purchased visas or plane tickets and her plan had been thwarted by officers who arrested her in January last year. The judge said that while Jami had been of previously good character, was on medication for depression and had felt 'isolated' when she was rehoused in an area without a Muslim community, this did not excuse her 'simply wicked' plans. She said: 'You adopted the Isis philosophy of hatred and violence. It is a great shame that even now I cannot find that you are less than committed to the cause.' Jami was handed concurrent sentences of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years for each of the two offences.
The Independent
10-04-2025
- The Independent
School dinner lady jailed after police discover plans to martyr herself
A former school dinner lady has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 17 years after planning to travel to Afghanistan to become a martyr for the so-called Islamic State. Farishta Jami, 36, pledged allegiance to IS and saved £1,200 to pay for a one-way flight to Afghanistan, Leicester Crown Court heard. Jami, from Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, was convicted by a jury in February of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Following her conviction, she was reportedly "distressed" by the release of a custody image showing her face. Subsequently, a second photo, in which she was wearing a niqab, was released by police. Detectives searched her address in November 2023 and seized several devices and at least 20 different sim cards, which Counter Terrorism Police say were hidden in a bag stuffed down the side of her bed, the court was told. She also shared graphic and violent extremist material between September 2022 and January 2024 on social media platforms by posting videos, including ones involving children engaging in terrorist activity, documents and images as well as participating in group chats, joining a large number of pro-IS groups and channels. Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb told the court Jami, who moved to England from Afghanistan in 2008, had also obtained and shared instructions on explosive devices, how to handle firearms such as Kalashnikov rifles, how to create a grenade detonator and lessons on creating chemical explosives. The court heard she was administrator on several of the groups, some of which had hundreds of members, had praised Jihad and promoted the idea of martyrdom – as well as translating official IS propaganda and teaching others how to distribute it. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said by their verdicts, the jury had been sure that Jami had 'reached the point of intending to join Isis physically in Afghanistan intending to commit a terrorist act involving your own martyrdom, such as a suicide bombing'. She had 'actively pursued' relocating to Afghanistan to join the terrorist group and searched flights in October 2023, telling an acquaintance that month that she was 'restless' to go, was '100% confident' that she would travel the next month and discussed handing over her groups. The judge said: 'You were clearly not expecting to live long in Afghanistan, you even asked if you needed to bring much in the way of clothing.' Despite the defendant denying to police that her professions of loyalty to IS were genuine, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Jami had an 'entrenched extremist mindset' and was 'sophisticated, confident and persistent'. She told the defendant that from listening to her giving evidence during her four-week trial that she believed Jami had a higher-than-average intelligence and said there was nothing to suggest she was on a 'path to deradicalisation'. The judge said: 'There is no cogent evidence that you have turned away from an entrenched Islamist extremist mindset.' She added: 'The evidence indicates that your intention to commit acts of terrorism was not transitory or fleeting, but one that you had settled on during a period of months as you set about consolidating your role in promulgating ISIS ideology.' While her plan was 'viable' and she had obtained approval from IS for her to join, Jami had not yet purchased visas or plane tickets and her plan had been thwarted by officers who arrested her in January last year. The judge said that while Jami had been of previously good character, was on medication for depression and had felt 'isolated' when she was rehoused in an area without a Muslim community, this did not excuse her 'simply wicked' plans. She said: 'You adopted the Isis philosophy of hatred and violence. It is a great shame that even now I cannot find that you are less than committed to the cause.' Jami was handed concurrent sentences of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years for each of the two offences.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
Woman who planned to join terrorist group jailed
A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for terror-related offences after she planned to travel to Afghanistan to join Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). Farishta Jami, 36, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday, and told she must serve a minimum term of 17 years. She had been found guilty of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism under section five of the Terrorism Act 2006, following a trial at the same court in February. Jami had researched weaponry and how to assemble and disassemble an AK47 rifle, according to Warwickshire Police, which said she was an administrator on several social media groups overseeing the posting and messaging of users. Some of the groups had more than 700 members and disseminated large amounts of propaganda including instructional videos to make devices. Jami's trial heard she also shared graphic and violent extremist material on social media between September 2022 and January 2024. Her flight to Afghanistan for which she had saved was one-way, police said. Head of specialist operation for the force Supt Darren Webster said: "This was a complex case interlinking terrorism and serious criminal offences, and we welcome the result. "Jami's actions had the potential for real world implications and the harm they could have cause cannot be underestimated." Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Woman guilty of plan to join ISKP in Afghanistan Woman charged with terrorism offences HM Courts & Tribunals Service Warwickshire Police
