KARACHI: The Sindh government has launched the collection of Immovable Property Tax (IPT) through the Board of Revenue’s e-Stamping platform, powered by the Sindh Information Technology Company (SITC).

“This initiative will not only enhance transparency but also significantly help eliminate corruption,” Local Government Minister Nasir Shah said while speaking at a ceremony held to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at his office.

The MoU was signed between Sindh Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, and Bank of Punjab in collaboration with the Board of Revenue (BoR), local government and information technology departments.

The initiative represents a major step toward a more transparent, efficient, and fully digitised revenue collection system across the province.

Since SITC assumed operational control of the e-Stamping system in September 2025, the platform has processed over one million challans and collected more than Rs18 billion in revenue through 431 bank branches across Sindh.

The minister said that the system for collecting taxes on property transfers at the local council level is being fully digitised and simplified.

He stated that the existing tax collection system is being upgraded and integrated with the online system of the BoR to make the process of property transfer faster, easier, and more transparent.

He said that direct collection of stamp duty and other taxes will strengthen local councils financially and improve their performance.

He highlighted that the local government, BoR and the three major banks are being interconnected through a unified online system, making the tax collection process more efficient and reliable.

Speaking on the occasion, SITC Chief Executive Zainulabedin Shah said that the same proven digital infrastructure is now being extended to municipal tax collection, enabling greater efficiency, transparency and convenience for citizens.

Under the new arrangement, IPT will be automatically generated along with the e-Stamping challan and calculated at one per centof the total property value. No separate challan will be required.

Published in Dawn, April 23rd, 2026