Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to expedite legal steps being taken by the Federal Board of Revenue to ensure early conclusion of the under-trial cases of tax revenues. Chairing a review meeting in Islamabad, the Prime Minister instructed to hire the services of reputed lawyers to represent FBR in the cases of tax revenues. He also directed the forensic audit of cases related to tax matters.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Prime Minister committed that the officers found involved in making cases on weak or false grounds will be punished. However, he assured that the officers who have constituted cases on merit and with honesty and hard work will be rewarded with special incentives.

The meeting was informed that after the Prime Minister's instructions, reputable lawyers were brought into the panel, resulting in the resolution of 586 cases in the High Court and 637 pending cases in the Supreme Court from July to December 2024.

Additionally, it was reported that currently, 33,522 cases involving 4.7 trillion rupees are pending in various courts and tribunals across the country. A litigation management dashboard for higher courts has been developed in the FBR, and a tax tribunals management system at the Ministry of Law and Justice is at its final stages.