Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Monday that institutional reforms are rapidly progressing in all sectors, as part of a broader effort to eliminate corruption and address persistent gaps in transparency.
“All government institutions are working tirelessly to eliminate corruption and other deficiencies, such as lack of transparency,” Shehbaz said while presiding over a high -level meeting on reforms of the Federal Income Board (FBR) in Islamabad.
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The prime minister ordered officials to participate in internationally recognized audit signatures for the validation of current third -party reforms within the FBR to guarantee credibility and external responsibility.
Shehbaz also reviewed the performance of the Customs Evaluation System without Facless, a key initiative launched to minimize human interference in customs processes.
He expressed satisfaction, noting that the system had improved income collection and significantly reduced authorization times.
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He reaffirmed that the government reform agenda, reinforced by the recent economic indicators, is evidence that the country is moving in the right direction.
The meeting officials informed the Prime Minister on Pakistan Inss Automation Limited (PRAL) reforms, and announced that a simplified digital tax declaration system would soon be introduced, including the characteristics in URDU and other local languages to help the general public.
The meeting was attended by the Minister of Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Minister of Information and Broading Attaullah Tarar, the president of FBR and other senior officials.
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Previously, Prime Minister Shehbaz had directed the urgent and effective implementation of the current reforms within the FBR, putting special emphasis on the digitalization and automation of the country’s fiscal system.
In a meeting, Shehbaz asked for a decisive action to rectify what he described as “70 years of poor management” in Pakistan’s fiscal infrastructure. He reiterated that, although taxpayers and honest companies would be fully supported, those involved in evasion would face firm legal consequences without exceptions.
Shehbaz also praised the FBR and its weapons of application for its recent efforts to improve tax revenues, after the implementation of systems such as the faceless customs evaluation system.
