Lawmakers fear access to such data could be misused.
Pakistan's National Assembly rejected the FBR's proposal to access taxpayer bank data (Rs37tr across 1.8M accounts), citing misuse risk. For tech leaders, it signals how regulatory scope over personal financial data faces parliamentary scrutiny—critical for compliance architecture in regulated markets.
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