Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the rise in tax collection due to reforms in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Chairing a weekly review meeting on FBR reforms, the PM said that the improvement in the tax-to-GDP ratio is encouraging. He pledged full support to the reform efforts and said both the federal government and he personally back the steps being taken.

During the briefing, FBR officials informed the Prime Minister that the tax collection target for July-the first month of the new fiscal year-had been successfully achieved. They also expressed confidence in meeting the full-year targets. The PM was told that digital enforcement stations for customs clearance are being set ...