The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has condemned a threatening video statement issued by the Wedding Halls Association and announced plans to register an FIR against the association for issuing threats.
KPRA also expressed serious concern over the provocative remarks made by the wedding hall management. According to a KPRA spokesperson, the video statement directly threatened the authority’s officers and staff, an unacceptable act.
In response, KPRA has convened a management committee meeting to finalize the process for filing an FIR, naming all individuals involved in the video.
“The Wedding Halls Association will bear full responsibility for any harm caused to KPRA officers or staff, and strict legal action will be taken against them,” the spokesperson warned.
The spokesperson highlighted that KPRA officers collect sales tax on services following a law passed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. He clarified that paying taxes is a legal obligation, and portraying it as “extortion” or asserting the right to set customer charges arbitrarily violates provincial law. “Such behavior will not be tolerated under any circumstances,” he added.
He further stressed that anyone obstructing tax payments or interfering with KPRA officers’ lawful duties would face severe legal consequences. The spokesperson also pointed out that, at the request of the Wedding Halls Association, the provincial government introduced a fixed tax regime alongside the percentage-based tax scheme for wedding halls.
“The wedding hall management was allowed to select either tax regime. The association welcomed this initiative and assured KPRA that all wedding halls would regularly collect sales tax on services from customers and submit it to the authority,” he concluded.
