Tax administration
FBR Reforms & Tax Collection
The Federal Board of Revenue is Pakistan's main federal tax-collection body and sits at the centre of the budget, the IMF programme and the government's revenue targets. This hub follows its reform programme, the faceless assessment and audit centre, filing deadlines, collection data and the staffing disputes that shape how the tax system works.
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20 October 2026Pakistan PM warns FBR officers against resisting tax reforms
PM Shehbaz Sharif warned FBR officers that resistance to tax reforms will not be tolerated, as the government restructures the tax body and expands faceless assessment.
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Pakistan / Business & FinanceFBR moves 2026 income-tax return deadline to 31 October in second extension
The FBR extended the Tax Year 2026 income-tax return filing deadline from 15 October to 31 October, its second extension in a month, after trade bodies sought more time.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePM Shehbaz orders smart scanners at all international airports, bans manual baggage searches
PM Shehbaz ordered smart scanners at every Pakistani international airport and banned manual baggage searches, citing passenger dignity.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFour customs officials and a traffic police officer killed in Dera Ismail Khan
Armed men killed four customs officials and a traffic police officer in two attacks in Dera Ismail Khan on 6 October, as militant violence continues across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan's digital creators press FBR for a fairer tax regime on social-media earnings
Pakistani content creators and influencers have asked the FBR to review the 2026 withholding-tax regime on social-media earnings, calling it punitive on creators with high costs.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceKP has received Rs799bn in federal war-on-terror funds since 2010-11
KP has received Rs799.359bn from the federal divisible pool since 2010-11 under the 7th NFC Award's 1% war-on-terror share, with Rs149bn budgeted for 2026-27.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceIMF shares first MEFP draft with Pakistan, flags Rs1.675trn power circular debt breach
The IMF's first MEFP draft for Pakistan's $7bn EFF review flags a Rs1.675 trillion power circular-debt breach and asks for the 200-unit power subsidy to end in favour of BISP.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's tax filers jump 45% while tax paid with returns falls 7%
Income-tax returns in Pakistan rose 45% to 5.77 million by 30 September, but tax paid with those returns fell 7% to Rs77.3 billion as the FBR began mapping shops.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceFBR extends 2026 income-tax filing deadline to 15 October after trade-body requests
The Federal Board of Revenue pushed the 2026 income-tax return deadline to 15 October, hours after warning of Rs25,000 to Rs100,000 penalties on late filers.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceAurangzeb briefs IMF on digital asset-declaration scheme for 10,000 federal employees
On 29 September, Aurangzeb told the IMF that 10,000 federal civil servants must file digital asset declarations by 30 October; the FBR cited a Rs144bn Hormuz revenue hit.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan shuts about 2,500 illegal petrol pumps in fuel-smuggling crackdown
Pakistan shut down about 2,500 petrol pumps on 29 August 2026 in a nationwide crackdown on the smuggling and illegal sale of petroleum products, the FBR said.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceCourt rules firms may offset super tax with tax credits
Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court ruled on 17 August 2026 that companies may adjust tax credits under Section 168 against super tax, setting aside a high court order.