*KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued notices to the renowned hospitals of Karachi, the metropolis of Pakistan to disclosed income details of physicians and surgeons, ARY News reported on*
A large number of doctors and surgeons found involved in tax evasion despite having registered with Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), revealed in the FBR documents.
The revenue authority sent notices to the 30 major hospitals of Karachi in order to seek income details of doctors and surgeons along with their computerised national identity card (CNIC) numbers and names.
Earlier in the day, it emerged that the number of taxpayers in Pakistan has increased by 700,000 over a year’s period, according to statistics link shared by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).