, March 16 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced an online system allowing individual taxpayers to apply for an extension to submit their income tax returns for the 2025-2026 tax year.

The revenue authority has made online submission of income tax returns mandatory for most individual taxpayers, with a few exceptions.

According to the NBR, nearly five million individual taxpayers have already registered on its e-Return system, while around 4.1 million have submitted their returns for the current tax year.

The deadline for filing returns for individual taxpayers has been extended until 31 March 2026, the NBR said in a press release on Monday.

However, taxpayers who submit a written request before the deadline may receiv...