Fake Invoices, Cash Deals & Pakistan’s Tax Chaos: Can Tech Finally help Clean Up?

Fake invoices and Cash Deals? What if Pakistan’s tax problem isn’t just policy — but technology? In this eye-opening episode, Junaid Iqbal sits down with Omer Bin Ahsan — founder of compliance-tech startup Haball — to trace why Pakistan collects so little tax, and how a digital revolution could change that. 🔍 What’s inside: 1️⃣ Why Pakistan loses billions to cash and fake invoicing 2️⃣ How B2B sectors like cement, steel, and fertilizer run 90% off-the-books 3️⃣ What digital invoicing + payment triangulation could fix — if enforced 4️⃣ Lessons from Saudi Arabia and Turkey’s phased compliance rollouts 5️⃣ Why invoice digitisation is the key to unlocking SME financing 6️⃣ How private tech can outpace legacy state systems like FBR’s 💡 From shadow transactions to supply chain suppression, this episode reveals how Pakistan can digitise to formalise — and grow. 🎥 Thank you to Jazz Pakistan for supporting Pakistan & Counting. 41:1O - 47:44 Haball's Role in the Financial Ecosystem Follow Pakistan & Counting on: X: https://x.com/PakAndCounting FB: https://www.facebook.com/PakistanAndCounting IG: https://www.instagram.com/pakistanandcounting/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pakistanandcounting?_t=8rbVjlJIYOw&_r=1 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pakistan-and-counting/ 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell to follow the series. #PakistanAndCounting #OmerBinAhsan #JunaidIqbal #TaxReform #DigitalPakistan #Invoicing #FBR #ComplianceTech #CashlessEconomy #Haball #foryou