Govt limits public disclosure of bureaucrats’ assets
• Selected asset information of BS-17, above officers to be made public • Government cites security concerns for withholding full asset declarations ISLAMABAD: The government will not fully disclose the assets of civil servants due to security concerns and will instead publish selected information by December this year to meet requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance…
Islamabad: The government will not fully disclose the assets of high-ranking civil servants due to security concerns, but will only publish selected information by the end of December this year to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) requirements, according to Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal. Parliamentarians questioned why full details would not be made public, as politicians, including the president and prime minister, are required to disclose their assets.
The government has already begun digitizing the declarations of income and assets for federal civil servants above BS-17, replacing the manual submission process with a dedicated Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) online portal. All officers in this category must submit their declarations through the portal by October 30, 2026. The FBR will assess the data and report findings to the Establishment Division, which has the power to initiate disciplinary action in case of discrepancies.
Selected non-sensitive information will be made public on the FBR website, while officers will have until November 30, 2026, to rectify any errors on the portal.
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