Tax amnesty due date relief on the cards.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday hinted at the possibility of extending the deadline of the assets declaration scheme, which is set to expire on June 30.

"Suddenly many people are expressing their willingness to come under the tax net but are complaining about the shortage of time as the scheme is about to expire," the premier said on the state-run PTV's special transmission.

He added that he had discussed with Federal Board of Revenue [FBR] Chairman Shabbar Zaidi and Finance Adviser Abdul Hafeez Sheikh about a strategy that would allow people to register themselves within the deadline and benefit from the scheme later.

"We will come up with a programme within the next 48 hours," he added.

The premier said evading taxes was a culture that had its roots in...