Islamabad, December 24, 2025 — The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a nationwide campaign to verify the actual incomes of hospitals and doctors by scrutinising patients’ health bills, as part of its broader effort to curb tax evasion and improve transparency in income reporting. According to the tax authority, the initiative focuses on monitoring private medical clinics to assess their real patient turnover and evaluate the range of services being offered. Addressing concerns raised by sections of the medical community, FBR officials have strongly rejected allegations of harassment during the exercise. Talking to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Additional Commissioner FBR Saleem ur Rehman Khan said dedicated teams have been deployed to observe clinic operations in a professional and lawful manner. He explained that the monitoring aims to verify medical services such as pathology, radiology, and other diagnostic facilities to determine whether declared incomes accurately reflect actual business activity. Rehman emphasised that neither doctors nor patients are being harassed during the process. “Doctors are highly respected members of society, and no FBR officer or official is authorised to behave disrespectfully towards them or patients,” he…