Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the creation of a modern, globally competitive digital ecosystem for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and has directed authorities to hire globally renowned experts in this regard. The development came during a high-level meeting held to review progress on FBR reforms in Islamabad on Saturday, read a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The meeting was briefed on the progress regarding the integration of FBR’s data into a centralised system and the development of a modern digital ecosystem for real-time monitoring of the entire value chain. PM Shehbaz lauds FBR reforms as tax filers jump to 7.2mn Chairing the meeting, the prime minister expressed that due to the ongoing reforms in FBR, the economy is moving in a positive direction. “It’s not just about digitization — a complete digital ecosystem should be developed to support the new system,” the PM was quoted as saying.…