ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) spokesperson shared details of action against non-filers across Pakistan.

Talking to private news channel, FBR spox said so far, telecom companies had blocked 230,000 Subscriber Identity Module (SIMs) of non-filers on the body's recommendation. He said 76,636 SIMs out of 230,000 were unblocked after submission of tax returns.He said FBR is providing data of 5,000 individuals daily to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for SIMs blockage. Replying to question, he said Subscriber Identity Module (SIMs) are blocked before investigation. On June 25, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cleared air about filers and non-filers, hottest topic, especially after presentation of budget 2024-25. Exclusively talking to private news channel, FBR spokesperson said among population of 250 million there are only 2.5 million non-filers. He said household women should not worry as they are not non-filers nor CNIC holder students.\  Federal Board of Revenue spokesperson said, non-filers are those who are not filing their tax returns despite taxable income. Bakhtiar said FBR would forward list to FIA to stop non-filers from flying abroad. Government has proposed heavy taxes and other steps in budget 2024-25 for non-filers.