Govt orders production monitoring across Pakistan's industrial sectors by December 31

Profit by Pakistan Today reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wants automated production oversight running in all identified sectors ahead of December 31, 2026. The aim is to lift sales tax collection and curb evasion. Speaking at an Islamabad review of FBR reforms, he told officials to clear the way for camera-based equipment. He added that firms charging sales tax to customers but not paying it over should receive no concessions.

According to the briefing, monitoring equipment has been fully fitted in sugar, cement, tobacco, tiles and fertiliser, while textiles, packaged water, juices and milk are still being installed. Purchases for steel, poultry and tyre equipment should be wrapped up by October 15, and those for tea, home electronics, leather, paper and board, edible oil and ghee by October 30. Several textile makers resisted the equipment, but ten firms voluntarily fitted the systems to follow the state's directives.

Nishat Mills, Interloop Limited, Faisal Spinning Mills, Ibrahim Fibres Limited and Nishat Chunian were among ten textile firms that adopted the system voluntarily, and the prime minister praised them. A separate FBR Transformation Team report tied enforcement steps from the last three years to an extra Rs1.3 trillion in tax revenue. Officials credited the gain to compliance-focused enforcement, and a 40% increase in the collection measure was cited.