Authorities in India's neighboring country Pakistan have prepared to launch a new campaign to take action against tax evaders. Under this, it has been decided to block mobile phone SIM cards of more than five lakh tax defaulters. According to the agency, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said in an Income Tax General Order (ITGO) that action will be taken against those who have not filed their tax returns for 2023. This includes 506,671 people.

It ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and all telecom companies to immediately implement Income Tax General Order (ITGO) No. 01 of 2024 to block their SIMs and file compliance reports by May 15, reports Dawn News. Gave.

Lakhs of people included in the list 

According to the report, an official source said that the FBR has identified 2.4 million potential taxpayers, who were not present in the tax rolls. Later notices were issued to these persons. FBR has identified more than 0.5 million persons out of 2.4 million for deactivation of SIMs. These individuals have not filed their returns for tax year 2023.

According to the Active Taxpayers List (ATL), FBR received returns of 4.2 million taxpayers till March 1, 2024, compared to 3.8 million returns during the same period last year. There seems to be a slight increase in this.

SIM will automatically turn on after filing a return

In tax year 2022, FBR received a total of 5.9 million tax returns. According to the FBR official, the SIMs will be automatically restored for the individuals filing tax returns for 2023. Every Monday, FBR updates its ATL listing.

Every Tuesday, the names of persons appearing in the ATL list will be identified and sent to PTA and telecom companies for restoration. The officer emphasized that there will be no separate process of reinstatement, the entire process will happen automatically.