PM Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took a notice of media reports regarding the arrest of tax defaulters and issued strict instructions that no such legal amendments should be use to harass the business community or taxpayers under any circumstances.
The prime minister directed the formation of a special committee on this matter.
The prime minister chaired a review meeting of matters related to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The meeting was attend by the Ministers for Defence, Law, Commerce, Economic Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, Minister of State for Railways, Chairman FBR, economic experts, and senior officials.
After thoroughly reviewing the matter, the prime minister opined that harassing regular taxpayers was unacceptable.
The PM Shehbaz also directed that an effective system of external review and checks and balances be put in place regarding arrests.
