Drive against property tax defaulters in full swing

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Feb, 2026) The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department (ET&NCD), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is continuing its special enforcement drive against property tax defaulters in Peshawar. Several defaulting units have been sealed during the crackdown.

According to official sources, the operation was carried out by the Excise and Taxation Office (ETO-II) Peshawar under the supervision of Excise and Taxation Officer Tausif Khan.

Special recovery teams have been constituted under the leadership of Assistant Excise and Taxation Officers Nasir Mahmood Khan and Zar Ali Khan for the recovery of outstanding property tax from major defaulters.

According to the officials of the department, despite repeated notices, a number of property owners failed to clear their outstanding tax liabilities. As a result, legal action was initiated in accordance with the relevant laws and several defaulting units were sealed during operations conducted in different localities of the city.

The department has advised all property owners to ensure timely payment of their outstanding property tax dues to avoid legal action and inconvenience.