The government is moving to introduce an AI-powered system to monitor the assets of civil servants, with the Federal Board of Revenue expected to investigate officials whose wealth appears to exceed their declared sources of income.

The plan was shared during a briefing to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue by Establishment Division Secretary Nabeel Awan and other senior officials. Lawmakers were told that the proposed digital system would use artificial intelligence to generate red-flag alerts in cases where government officers show unusual or suspicious increases in wealth.

Under the new framework, the FBR would be given the authority to scrutinize and investigate civil servants whose assets appear disproportionate to their legitimate income, particularly if such patterns continue over a period of three consecutive years of asset declarations.

Awan informed the committee that from December 2026, the asset and financial details of government officers from Grade 17 to Grade 22 will be made publicly available through a digital declaration system being developed in consultation with the FBR.

The proposed declaration regime will also require civil servants to disclose information related to their family assets and foreign travel, widening the scope of financial reporting for public officials.

Senior FBR officials, including the chairman and member inland revenue, will have the authority to initiate inquiries if the AI-driven scrutiny flags abnormal growth in the assets of any officer.

The government says the new mechanism is aimed at improving transparency, strengthening oversight of public officials, and using digital tools to identify unexplained wealth more effectively.