Rs5.7 Trillion in Tax, Customs Revenue Stuck in 50,000+ Pending Cases: FBR

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has disclosed that tax and customs disputes worth nearly Rs5.7 trillion are currently tied up in 50,732 cases pending before courts and tribunals across Pakistan, leaving a substantial amount of public revenue locked in prolonged legal proceedings.

According to FBR data, the largest number of pending cases is before appellate tribunals, where 27,621 cases involving Rs3.383 trillion are awaiting adjudication.

The revenue authority reported that 2,155 cases worth Rs58.3 billion are pending before Collectors of Adjudication, while Collectors of Appeals are dealing with 322 cases involving Rs46.3 billion.

At the superior judiciary level, the Supreme Court is hearing 3,961 tax and customs cases valued at Rs184 billion. The Lahore High Court has 8,232 pending cases involving Rs977 billion, while 5,521 cases worth Rs558 billion are awaiting decisions in the Sindh High Court.

Similarly, 2,210 cases valued at Rs492 billion are pending before the Islamabad High Court. The Peshawar High Court is hearing 528 cases involving Rs28 billion, while the Balochistan High Court has 186 pending cases worth Rs8 billion.

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The significant backlog of litigation continues to delay the recovery of tax and customs revenues, posing a major challenge to the government’s revenue collection efforts and fiscal management.

FBR officials maintain that the timely resolution of these cases could help unlock substantial public funds and strengthen the country’s revenue base.