LAHORE: The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department has been unable to meet its property tax collection goal for FY2025-26, despite revising property valuation rates and widening the tax base earlier in the year. With two weeks left before the June 30 deadline, officials have shifted into emergency mode.
The Director General of Excise and Taxation has cancelled all staff leave and ordered field teams to stay on active recovery duty until the fiscal year closes. As part of the crackdown, officers across the department’s five property tax zones sealed 362 properties belonging to defaulters in a single week, recovering Rs9.3 million in unpaid dues over the same period.
Zone-IV Gujar Khan stood out as the best-performing area. Excise and Taxation Officer Abdul Qadir led recoveries in the zone, followed by ETO Asim Sardar and ETO Kulsoom Zahra.
At the other end of the scale, Zone-V, which covers several upscale neighbourhoods with large, high-value properties, posted the weakest recovery numbers. Officials say complaints have already been filed with the Director General over the reporting of allegedly bogus taxable properties from that zone, raising questions about data integrity within the system.
Field officers, however, remain hopeful. They say notices have been issued to all known defaulters and enforcement operations are running throughout the day across all zones.
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