The government will not fully disclose the assets of federal civil servants due to security concerns and will instead publish selected information by December to meet the requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue.
The decision came under scrutiny from parliamentarians, who questioned why civil servants should not be required to publicly disclose their full assets when politicians, including the president and prime minister, are required to make full asset declarations.
Bosal did not directly respond to the objection but said the Establishment Division and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had undertaken extensive technical work on the mechanism.
Under the new system, the FBR will assess civil servants’ asset declarations and report its findings to the Establishment Division, which will have the authority to initiate disciplinary action if discrepancies are found. The finance secretary said civil servants would declare their assets under prescribed guidelines, but the declarations would not be published in full.
The government has already begun digitizing income and asset declarations of all federal civil servants in BS-17 and above, replacing the existing manual submission process with a dedicated FBR online portal. The declarations will undergo risk based verification, while selected non-sensitive information will be made public.
The Finance Ministry has also published an office memorandum issued by the Establishment Division regarding the digitization of asset declarations under Section 15-A of the Civil Servants Act, 1973. The Establishment Division, in collaboration with the FBR, has launched a digital system for the submission, verification and publication of income and asset declarations under the law and Rule 12 of the Civil Servants (Conduct) Rules, 2026.
All officers in BS-17 and above must submit their income and asset declarations for financial year 2025-26 through the FBR portal instead of the existing manual process. The deadline for digital filing is October 30, 2026, in accordance with Rule 12(6) of the Civil Servants (Conduct) Rules, 2026.
To create their accounts, officers must provide their name, designation, personal active email address, mobile number and CNIC to their respective cadre administrator. The administrator will forward the details to the FBR, which will notify officers about account creation through email, SMS or other prescribed means.
Officers will then activate their accounts using their CNIC and a one time password before setting their own passwords. After logging into the portal, they will access a “Declaration” option and enter the required information through a series of screens based on the details specified in the Establishment Division’s memorandum.
The information submitted will undergo risk based verification by the FBR, which will communicate the results to the relevant cadre administrator.
The Establishment Division said selected non-sensitive sections of the declarations would be published on the FBR website for the general public. Officers will be allowed to correct errors on the portal until November 30, 2026, subject to approval or authorization from the relevant cadre administrator.
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