ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday officially announced that the FBR will punish thousands of individuals displaying wealth and expenditure on digital platforms, but evading taxes or concealing their income or assets. According to an announcement of the FBR on Wednesday, the “Lifestyle Monitoring Cell”, established under the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation–Inland Revenue of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), serves as a specialized unit dedicated to strengthening tax compliance and countering evasion. This cell employs advanced analytical techniques including artificial intelligence and social media intelligence to systematically monitor publicly available displays of wealth and expenditure on digital platforms. Through rigorous cross-verification of observed lifestyles, assets and spending patterns against declared incomes and wealth, the cell identifies material discrepancies between income tax declarations and publicly observable indicators of affluence on digital platforms. This initiative forms a key component of the FBR’s strategic efforts to expand the tax base, achieve fiscal revenue objectives and promote equitable and transparent taxation across all segments of society, FBR added. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026