UK-backed AI system strengthens tax compliance across Pakistan's cement sector

<p><img src="https://www.globalcement.com/images/news/pakistan-digital-eye-2.jpg" /></p><p><strong>Pakistan/UK: </strong>The Digital Eye system is now tracking production at all 27 cement plants in Pakistan, helping the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to strengthen tax compliance and improve revenue collection for public services. The system, first piloted in 2023, uses advanced video analytics to monitor production lines in real time, providing plants and the FBR with an independent record of production. Working alongside FBR’s existing Track and Trace System, which records products leaving the production line, it gives tax authorities greater visibility of output while reducing reliance on manual inspection and paperwork. Digital Eye was developed by a Pakistani technology company, and the solution was tested, refined and rolled out nationwide with UK technical support.</p> <p>British High Commissioner Jane Marriott visited Fecto Cement alongside senior FBR officials to see the technology in operation, touring the production line, observing the monitoring system and attending a briefing on how the technology is supporting tax administration reforms. Marriott said “Digital Eye is a strong example of the UK and Pakistan working together to deliver practical change. Built in Pakistan and now operated nationwide by the FBR, it shows how innovation can be scaled to strengthen tax compliance, support fair competition and improve transparency. The UK is proud to have supported that journey through technical expertise, whilst helping build the institutional capability needed to sustain it.”</p> <p>Najeeb Ullah, Chief of Reforms and Modernisation at the FBR, said “The results speak for themselves. Real-time production monitoring has already strengthened compliance in cement, and it has done so without adding to the burden on compliant taxpayers. Our focus now is on consolidating what we have built, improving accuracy, deepening the skills of our own teams, and extending the system to further sectors. Accurate production data protects the businesses that declare honestly and we are grateful to the UK for its technical support through REMIT, and we intend to take this approach into further sectors.”</p>

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Global Cement - News · Trade Publication

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28th September 2026

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