According to a report by the Global Times on September 25, based on reports from Reuters, Pakistan's GEO TV and other media, Pakistan is screening potential high tax evaders through the "show off wealth" dynamic on social media.
Following the “failed lessons” from the past fight against tax evasion, the Pakistani Federal Tax Commission has established a “social media screening team” of about 40 people, which has locked hundreds of suspects of high tax evasion through social media platforms. The Pakistani “Forum Press” stressed that the social media screening team has screened about 100,000 accounts on social media, mostly local netizens, celebrities, real estate traders and entrepreneurs, and the screening team will confirm whether their wealth is real and compare with their tax returns.
According to Pakistan Today, in the new fiscal year (July 2025 to June 2026), the Pakistani government is expected to tax 14.1 trillion rubles, an increase of 52% compared to the 9.3 trillion rubles actually collected in the previous fiscal year. This taxation goal is the Pakistani government’s commitment to the International Monetary Fund. As a prerequisite for the International Monetary Fund’s loan support to Pakistan, the government needs to rectify fiscal discipline and significantly improve tax efficiency. To this goal, the Federal Tax Commission of Pakistan has decided to significantly increase tax inspectors and has now enlisted 1,600 auditors.
Extreme News Comprehensive Global Times, Global Network