Corrupt elements will not be tolerated in FBR, Prime Minister

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while appreciating the work of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officers in tax collection said that we will reward good officers but corrupt elements will not be tolerated in any case.

Addressing the ceremony in honor of the officers, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that these officers performed their duty with utmost honesty, fearlessness and integrity for the development and prosperity of Pakistan, for which the entire nation is proud of them. Is.

He said that the country is facing various challenges, one of them is recovery of capital, it is a big challenge, our neighbors have gone too far, Pakistan’s debt volume is huge, likewise the annual The target of debt recovery is estimated to be 3 or 4 times more than what should have come into the exchequer due to corruption, fraud, greed and greed, which is why we are forced to take loans, IMF programs. are

He said that for this reason, today we do not have the strong position that Pakistan should have in the United Nations.

The prime minister said that the only purpose of the ceremony in which the officers of FBR were welcomed is that the whole nation should see that the great fathers and sisters of Pakistan are sitting here today, who are the heroes of the country, who have sacrificed their lives for the revenue. Efforts have been made, for which I salute you as the Prime Minister.

He said that after becoming the prime minister, I had promised the nation that in FBR and other institutions of the federal government, I would sincerely separate the white from the black and those who are incompetent and performance based on merit. It is bad, they will not be given any opportunity and they will not be given such a responsibility that there is corruption under their nose and they just look at it or they themselves are involved in corruption.

Shahbaz Sharif said that great nations are made by the process of punishment and punishment, but the claims of 2700 billion rupees have not been decided for more than 10 years, today the decisive hour has come and we all have decided together will give Pakistan its lost position and the law on the said matter has been made and new officers will be inducted with the signature of the President and they will be selected through regular examination and interview, their salaries will be given by High Court or Supreme Court Judges. will be equal to the salary of

He said that I was told that 700 billion rupees of sales tax has been embezzled while 2700 billion rupees is already pending, three years sales tax of 750 billion rupees is missing, that is why the nation and millions Millions of children and young people rightly ask why we are lagging behind in this age of progress.

The Prime Minister said that we should decide today and make sure that if we want to change the destiny of Pakistan, we will regain the lost position of the country in a few years, not for a long time, but with hard work day and night.

He said that I have seen some programs on TV and some on social media, so please do not spread misunderstanding, if someone has committed a mistake, we will ask him why the mistake was made, if he is targeted, he should be punished. They will compensate but if someone makes a TV program by blackmail, then it is just a waste of time.

Shahbaz Sharif has committed heinous crimes in 76 years as a nation, now the time has come for his punishment, if we all do not pay our duty, then the matter can never go forward.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the target of 9.4 trillion will be achieved and the expectation is three times more than that. will reward the officers on August 14 and give a cash reward of Rs.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that corrupt elements will not be tolerated in any case and they will be held to account for every penny, otherwise we will not be able to move forward.