The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, has taken notice of the delay in tax cases and suspended the Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Islamabad, along with all related officers.
He ordered an inquiry and will personally monitor the process while issuing immediate instructions for implementation. Currently, hundreds of billions of government cases are pending in the tax tribunals. The Prime Minister has requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to deal with these cases quickly. Recently, the Prime Minister became aware of a request made by the FBR lawyer in Islamabad to delay the date of a court case.
He immediately directed the relevant authorities to investigate the incident. The Prime Minister emphasized that hundreds of billions of rupees from the national treasury are at stake in legal disputes and he will not tolerate any kind of carelessness or negligence in this regard. As per his promise to the people, the Prime Minister is personally monitoring reforms in the tax system and working day and night to save every penny of the country and increase revenue.
