ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry announced that details of senior officials’ assets will be made publicly available online by the end of 2026.
According to the ministry, assets of federal and provincial officials will be reviewed under the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) framework. The federal government has also informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about the new measures.
Under the new system, civil servants in grades 17 to 22 will need to declare both domestic and foreign assets. Asset details of all federal and provincial civil servants will also be accessible to the public.
The online platform will include privacy protections, data security measures, and a risk-based verification mechanism. Banks will also review officials’ assets as part of AML efforts, and government employees’ holdings will be subject to scrutiny.
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The announcement follows the IMF’s Governance and Corruption Diagnostic (GCD) Assessment Report, which highlighted widespread corruption at all levels of government. The report recommended strengthening accountability among senior federal officials by publishing their asset declarations in 2026.
The IMF suggested giving the Auditor General of Pakistan full independence for oversight, improving investigation and prosecution of money laundering, and creating a central authority to collect, digitize, and publish asset information of high-level public officials.
