Government leaders
PM warns against resistance to FBR reforms
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday warned tax officers that resistance to the ongoing reforms in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would not be tolerated, directing the authorities to implement proposed measures to minimise the country’s tax gap. The prime minister’s warning came during a weekly briefing on tax reforms, following a call for a pen-down strike by the Inland Revenue Officers Association. The strike call was later withdrawn after intervention by senior FBR officials. FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial briefed the prime minister on the pilot project for faceless