Pakistan, June 16 -- ISLAMABAD - The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to define clear thresholds for allowing arrests in tax fraud cases under the proposed Finance Bill 2025-26. Lawmakers stressed the need for fairness and clarity before granting such powers.

In the current proposal, FBR seeks powers to arrest individuals, seal business premises, and even block bank transactions for those evading registration or committing tax fraud. The board suggested a Rs10 million limit as the minimum threshold for allowing arrests in such cases.

However, the proposal sparked heated debate during the committee meeting. Senator Farooq H Naek argued that arrests should only be made after an investigatio...