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Pakistan has directed the four provinces to raise an additional PKR 400bn (about 40%) in FY27 revenue to meet IMF goals. Sindh must lift property tax and Punjab is told agricultural income tax remains far below potential.
Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan together pulled in PKR 599bn in tax during the first 10 months of FY26, a 35%+ jump on last year. Sindh hit 76% of its annual target by April; Punjab grew 39% to PKR 285bn.
PM has approved blue passports for 42 of Pakistans top taxpayers as ambassadors at large. Commerce Ministry and FBR are evaluating a special-colour passport for businessmen exceeding a set tax threshold.
FBR has issued SRO 546(I)/2026, a special procedure to tax non-resident social media account holders with more than 50,000 Pakistan-based subscribers per tax year, or 12,250 within any three-month window.
FBR has issued the draft electronic income tax return for individuals, SMEs, AOPs, and companies for Tax Year 2026. Practitioners have already flagged the form as more complex than prior years.
FBR tax collection for the fiscal year fell PKR 610 billion short of its target. The shortfall sharpens pressure on Pakistan's IMF programme commitments and the FY27 budget framework.
The IMF has added 11 new structural benchmarks to Pakistan's $7bn Extended Fund Facility, covering tax administration reform, broadening the tax base, and tighter FBR collection performance metrics.
Philip Morris briefed the Commerce Minister that 45–47 billion cigarettes are sold annually without tax, draining PKR 350bn from revenues. Weak enforcement and supply chain gaps were flagged as root causes.
FBR convened an emergency meeting to address a PKR 683bn revenue shortfall in FY25-26, weighing enforcement steps including embargoes on non-compliant taxpayers and accelerated recovery of pending arrears.
The Federal Tax Ombudsman closed a complaint alleging PKR 70m in tax evasion, ruling the matter sub judice due to parallel court proceedings and signalling zero tolerance for frivolous filings.
The Pakistan Tax Bar Association asked the FBR chairman to stop collecting default surcharge on super tax, citing inconsistent application of court rulings that treat super tax as separate from WHT adjustments.
The Federal Tax Ombudsman uncovered a cyber intrusion that injected PKR 415.6m of fake supplies into a taxpayer return, pointing to possible insider help inside FBR and the need for system-wide security upgrades.
The Federal Constitutional Court heard arguments that the Section 7E levy on deemed rental income from non-rented property exceeds federal taxing power and amounts to an unconstitutional capital value tax on land.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's finance advisor warned the province faces a PKR 120bn gap as federal revenues are projected to fall PKR 800bn–1tn short, with PSDP cuts compounding flood and IDP rehabilitation costs.
Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan directed officials to draft a proposal cutting general sales tax on dairy products from 18% to 10%, alongside reforms to improve livestock genetics and formalise the farmer base.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority collected PKR 34.60bn in sales tax on services during July–March of FY25-26, a PKR 6bn rise over the same period last year, marking 21% year-on-year growth.
The Federal Tax Ombudsman directed FBR to immediately settle a taxpayer's PKR 44.673m pending refund for TY 2023 and barred any coercive recovery action until outstanding refund claims are disposed of.
The Punjab Revenue Authority plans to pull additional service sectors into the tax net, launching a dedicated WhatsApp complaint channel and prioritising business registration plus digital payment adoption.
The FPCCI Businessmen Panel cautioned that fuel price hikes of 63–75%, driven by heavy petroleum levies, are pushing exporters out of global markets and squeezing SME viability across Pakistan.