PM Shehbaz wants action against tax evaders expedited

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the authorities concerned to expedite action against tax defaulters and evaders as well as their facilitators. “Accelerate actions against tax defaulters and bring the tax evaders and their facilitators to book,” the prime minister said while receiving a briefing from the finance ministry regarding the country’s economy and the recent meeting with the IMF delegation, according to a press release issued by the PM Office media wing. “The country’s economy can progress well when all the stakeholders meet their responsibilities. All sectors should pay taxes to play their role in the national progress,” he added. He said economy was on the path to stability and stock market was showing brisk business due to the steps taken in this regard.