We want to see Pakistan prosperous, free from corruption, with strong economy and larger TAXNET. In order to achieve all this, we need strong leadership who is willing to take some risk. Over 60% of our population doesn't pay taxes because we have a broken system. We need to digitalizes the entire system so no can escape or hide their assents. Our problem is that we haven't learn from our mistakes, and we are still living in 60s and 70s mindset. Why west is successful and we are falling behind?
Just to give you an example, in United States of America many undocumented immigrants pay both federal income and payroll taxes even if they don’t have a Social Security number (which is normally required) and even if their income was earned by working illegally. They file taxes using Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). USA is collecting taxes from legal and as well as undocumented immigrants and we can't even collect taxes from our own citizens.
As far as the refugees and undocumented immigrants are concerns, my opinion is very clear. We need to legalize all 1st and 2nd generation Afghani, Bengali, Burmese and anyone else living in Pakistan after proper checks and balances (background and criminal check). There has to be process of legalizing these refugees and those enter Pakistan illegally.
Pakistani government has to start the amnesty process by allowing refugees and undocumented immigrants to submit an application for permanent resident card (PRC).
Pakistan immigration services must convert the paper applications to digital form. This will give us an idea about number of refugees and undocumented immigrants living in Pakistan.
Once these refugees and UI are given PRC, they should immediately be added to TAXNET and they must file annually tax to keep PRC valid.
[my opinion is to settle majority of them into interior Sindh and South Punjab (which mean giving them domicile of certain cities in interior Sindh and South Punjab). This should be in their PRC, Domicile: Nawabshah, Sindh]
After the grace period (5 to 10 years depend on government), these PRC holders should allowed to submit their list of assets including Tax record with application for Pakistani Citizenship. There should be a clause that if they found of any anti state activity, their citizenship can be revoked and they be deported to their formal country.
There should be Citizenship oath ceremony to formally allowing them to become Pakistani Citizen. Citizenship oath is to acknowledging that they will not hold dual citizenship and will be patriotic Pakistan.
Citizenship oath Ver1: "I, [name], do solemnly swear that I shall consider Islamic republic of Pakistan as my homeland. I shall be a loyal citizen of the Islamic republic of Pakistan. I solemnly declare that I will respect and observe the Basic Law and the laws of the Islamic republic of Pakistan, and that I will refrain from any activity which might cause it harm, and that I will support, honour and observe its Constitution and laws. I shall defend my homeland in function with my force, and shall serve it to the best of my ability. So help me God!"
Citizenship oath Ver2: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen. I solemnly declare that I will respect and observe the Basic Law and the laws of the Islamic republic of Pakistan, and that I will refrain from any activity which might cause it harm, and that I will support and defend it's Constitution and laws."
