The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified a revised jurisdiction framework for officers regulating Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), replacing the existing table in Regulation 3 of the DNFBPs (Regulatory Powers and Functions) Regulations, 2020.
FBR issued S.R.O. 1497(I)/2026 on September 2, 2026, under Section 6A of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), 2010. The notification distributes responsibilities among the Director General, Directors, Additional Directors, Deputy/Assistant Directors and Inspectors of the Directorate General of DNFBPs.
Jurisdictions assigned across five regions
The revised framework covers DNFBPs carrying on business or residing within Pakistan's territory. It sets out jurisdictional responsibilities for DNFBP officers across Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Islamabad: Covers cases assigned to the Large Taxpayers' Office Islamabad and businesses under the Regional Tax Offices Rawalpindi and Islamabad, as well as Gilgit-Baltistan. Also covers unspecified cases where the DNFBP resides in those areas.
Karachi: Covers DNFBPs associated with Corporate Tax Offices I and II Karachi, Large Taxpayers' Office Karachi, and Regional Tax Offices I and II Karachi. Also includes businesses under the Regional Tax Offices Hyderabad and Sukkur.
Lahore: Covers DNFBPs assigned to the Corporate Tax Office Lahore and Large Taxpayers' Offices Lahore and Multan. Also covers businesses under Regional Tax Offices in Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Multan, Sahiwal and Bahawalpur.
Quetta: Covers businesses under the Regional Tax Office Quetta.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Covers DNFBPs under the Regional Tax Offices Peshawar and Abbottabad.
Officer categories and flexibility provision
The notification assigns responsibilities to the Director General, Directors, Additional Directors, Deputy/Assistant Directors and Inspectors of the Directorate General of DNFBPs. It also allows any other FBR officer, or an officer serving on deputation, to be assigned to any of the specified charges where needed to strengthen the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime.
Legal basis and background
The notification amends the DNFBPs (Regulatory Powers and Functions) Regulations, 2020, substituting the table in Regulation 3 with a revised table specifying officers and their jurisdictions. FBR regulates DNFBPs including real estate agents, dealers in precious metals and stones, and certain accountants and trust/company service providers under Section 6A of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010.
The revised structure is aimed at organising regulatory responsibilities for DNFBPs and strengthening institutional arrangements for AML/CFT oversight.
What has not been specified
The notification text itself has not been published on the FBR website as of this report. The full revised table of officers and whether it supersedes or rescinds any prior SRO beyond amending Regulation 3 has not been independently verified from an official source.