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Pakistan saw a 17.6% surge in tax returns by Oct. 31, 2025, driven by reforms and outreach.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) received a record 5.9 million income tax returns by October 31, 2025, a 17.6% increase from the same period in 2024, with 3.6 million including tax payments—up 18.6% year-on-year.
The government credited reforms like automation, simplified procedures, and a performance-based culture for boosting compliance, along with a nationwide outreach campaign using robocalls and WhatsApp messages.
Nearly 900,000 new taxpayers joined the system, and individual income tax collections rose to nearly Rs69 billion ($244 million), a 15% increase from 2024.
Tax revenues rose by Rs9 billion ($31.8 million), which Sharif attributed to improved efficiency, digital transformation, and growing public trust in the tax system.
Pakistán vio un aumento del 17,6% en las declaraciones de impuestos para el 31 de octubre de 2025, impulsado por reformas y divulgación.