Islamabad: the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and telecom operators have reached an agreement to block non-filers' SIMs, after which 5,000 mobile phone SIMs will be deactivated daily.
FBR has provided details of blocking 5,000 non-filers' SIMs to telecom operators today.
As per FBR, telecom operators will be sent further batches on a daily basis, and operators have also started sending messages to non-filers regarding SIM blockage. The Federal Board of Revenue anticipates an increase in tax collection with the blocking of non-filers' SIMs. Meetings have been held between FBR, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), and telecom operators for the implementation of the directive.
The General Order was issued under Section 114B of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001, and the purpose of the meetings was to block the SIMs of non-filers for the tax year 2023.
An FBR spokesperson further stated that telecom operators have agreed to block SIMs of non-filers in a phased manner, and collaboration between FBR and telecom operators is essential for enforcing tax laws
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