Pakistan has given written assurances to the International Monetary Fund that it will publish asset declarations of senior civil servants and strengthen the independence of the National Accountability Bureau as part of governance reforms under its $7 billion loan programme, according to official documents.

Under the commitments, Islamabad will make public asset declarations of high-level federal civil servants by the end of December 2026 through a centralised digital system supported by the Federal Board of Revenue.

The government has also agreed to improve the appointment process for the NAB chairman and senior management by introducing pre-defined qualification criteria and a merit-based, open and competitive selection process overseen by a multi-sectoral commission that will include representatives from the government, opposition, judiciary, civil service, academia and civil society.

Authorities also committed to publishing NAB’s operating rules and annual statistics on investigations, prosecutions and convictions related to corruption offences by January 2027 under a structural benchmark agreed with the IMF.

The measures form part of governance reforms linked to the completion of the third review under Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility, aimed at strengthening institutional capacity, improving transparency and supporting a more level playing field for investment.

Separately, the Establishment Division has revised civil service conduct rules to introduce centralised digital submission of asset declarations, risk-based verification mechanisms and public disclosure with limited restrictions on confidential personal information.

The FBR will develop the digital platform for submission of asset declarations by June 2026 and publish statistics on banks’ access to the data to support anti–money laundering and counter-terror financing monitoring in coordination with the State Bank of Pakistan and the Financial Monitoring Unit.

As part of additional structural benchmarks, NAB has been tasked with preparing by October 2026 an action plan to reduce corruption risks in the ten government departments identified as most vulnerable.

A methodology for assessing corruption exposure across agencies will be published by June 2026 by the government’s Anti-Corruption and AML/CFT Committee in consultation with IMF staff, drawing on data from institutions including the Auditor General, the Competition Commission of Pakistan, FBR and the Federal Investigation Agency.

Officials also told the IMF that three committees had been formed to monitor implementation of the Economic Governance Reform plan, with progress reports to be published every six months by the Ministry of Finance.

Separately, provincial anti-corruption bodies are expected to be designated by December 2026 as investigating agencies authorised to handle money-laundering cases linked to corruption offences and to obtain financial intelligence from the Financial Monitoring Unit, the documents showed.