Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz set an October 30 deadline to extend PRA operations across all 30 districts, with additional deputy commissioners (general) taking added responsibilities.
- The government granted in-principle approval to recruit 130 enforcement officers to strengthen field operations.
- A new Special Unit combining field officers, tax consultants, legal experts and data analysts will coordinate a more data-driven approach to collection.
- Officials are reviewing the inclusion of 19 additional sectors and have launched a taxpayer facilitation app as the PRA continues a crackdown on unregistered service providers.
- PRA reported Rs66.41 billion collected in Q1 FY2025–26, up 28% year on year, plus Rs1.7 billion under the infrastructure development cess, with directives to ensure transparency and avoid harassment of compliant taxpayers.