Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), through its Taxpayers Services Wing, organized a Tax Awareness Session at The University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore on 20th April, 2026. The initiative was undertaken under the directions of Chairman FBR Mr. Rashid Mahmood Langrial and Member Taxpayers’ Services Wing Ms. Tehmina Aamer, the Federal Board of Revenue, through its Taxpayers’ Services Wing (TPS), organized a comprehensive Tax Awareness Session at (UMT), Lahore, as part of its ongoing nationwide initiative to promote tax literacy.
FBR’s team included Mr. Muhammad Muti-ur-Rehman Mumtaz (Secretary Tax Education & Facilitation), and Mr. Abdul Rehman Sheikh (Second Secretary Tax Facilitation) of Taxpayers Services Wing. On behalf of The UMT the session was headed by Mr. Wahid Qureshi (CFO), Dr Farhat (COD Economics, Dr. Lubna (Associate Dean Business School), Dr. Atif (Dean SPA), Mr. Umar Raza (Coordinator), along with participation from faculty members and students.
In his opening comments, Mr. Muhmmad Muti-ur-Rehman Mumtaz (Secretary of Tax Education & Facilitation) provided a detailed overview of the FBR and its functions and delivered a presentation on Tax Awareness and the recent advancements made by the FBR to assist taxpayers.
He highlighted major initiatives including Point of Sale (POS) Integration, Track & Trace System, Digital Invoicing, Faceless Customs System, Cargo Tracking System, Direct Port Delivery System, Reward & Rating System, and Video Analytics for production monitoring in different sectors. He informed the participants that Video Analytics has already been deployed in the sugar and cement sectors and is currently being implemented in the textile sector.
The presentation highlighted how these advancements have clearly improved the taxpayers base by increasing their level of confidence in FBR and enhancing FBR’s perception as a transparent and taxpayer-friendly organisation.
The audience showed keen interest and posed various questions regarding possible benefits in the tax regime for filers confusion regarding payment of Income Tax & Sales Tax being double taxation and rate of corporate taxes. The questions were addressed satisfactorily by the FBR team.
The event wrapped up with a question-and-answer session, followed by the distribution of souvenirs among the representatives & students of the University.
Reference in leading Newspapers dated 12.05.2026: (The Nation, Pakistan Today, The Frontier Post, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, Daily Dunya, Daily Khabrain, Daily Jaha Pakistan)
