GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

(REVENUE DIVISION)
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE
Islamabad: September 17, 2019

FBR Sets up Facilitative Booth at Expo Centre

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has setup an informative booth at the inaugural
session of IT Minister’s Forum for Youth, Innovation, Industry & Ease of Doing Business
which is being organized from 17th to 19th September, 2019 as part of the 19th Edition
of ITCN Asia at Expo Centre, Karachi. The setting up of the informative booth is aimed
at enligtening the industry players, youth and the other stakeholders about the role FBR
is playing in Ease of Doing Business in Pakistan and other facilitative measures being
taken for the taxpayers, traders and investors. The team of FBR is led by Mustafa
Sajjad Hassan, Member Facilitation & Taxpayers Education (FATE) who is assisted by
Ms. Tehmina Aamer, Chief (FATE) and Field officials of RTO, Karachi.

The event has provided an opportunity to not only comprehend the challenges and
concerns being faced by industrialists and business communicty but also to enlighten
them about the new initiatives taken by FBR to reduce the hurdles of doing business
and dispel the commonly perceived misconceptions regarding the working of FBR.

Through this platform, FBR aims to create awareness about the simplification of filing
process, alternative modes of tax payment with ease, automation of sales tax
registration and sales tax refund system besides other facilitative measure taken by
FBR. The setting up of information booth will also help to get valuable feedback of
industry leaders, businesses and most importantly the youth that is shaping the future
narrative transforming business and industry outlook in the region.

1 For coordination, contact: Adnan Akram Bajwa, Secretary PR, FATE Wing, FBR House, Islamabad.
Ph: +92 51-9208407/ +92 334 8685140 : Email: secretary.pr.fbr@gmail.com