Income Tax on expatriates-Important Question,

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I need guidance and advice with regards to Income tax in Pakistan. All my career has been outside Pakistan and so have been all my earnings. I bought a property in D-12 Islamabad worth 70 lacs last year. there was additional Tax ( CST i think) around 2 lacs which i paid. I received a postal mail from Income tax deprtment directly at my local address in Pakistan refering to this purchase and asking me to open an income tax account in Pakistan since they dont have one under my name. Apparenly, they want me to be in the tax net in future.

My quesitons:

1. Is my foreign income in Pakistan taxable ? I dont have any earning in Pakistan.

2. Considering I always used legal channels to send remittance and bought this plot, does this exempt me from paying income tax ?

3. How should I reply to this letter ?

My point is that if I am not earning in Pakistan, why should I pay the income tax. But I am may be wrong so I would need advice from those who are aware of the rules or who have experienced the same.

Thanks,

Fisal