The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to commence today the process of blocking 506,671 mobile phone SIMs belonging to individuals who have not filed tax returns.
In collaboration with telecom operators, the FBR has devised a phased approach to efficiently manage this process. Telecom operators have agreed to manually block SIMs in small groups.
Commencing today, telecom operators will begin sending warning messages to the initial batch of non-filers, totaling 5,000 individuals in the first phase.
Furthermore, in accordance with FBR directives, telecom operators will receive daily updates with details of additional non-filers to be targeted.
On Friday, the FBR had announced its intention to take legal action if SIMs belonging to over 500,000 tax non-filers were not blocked.
