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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday said there would be no further extension in the deadline for filing the income tax returns for the tax year 2019. 

According to a press statement, the FBR would replace the Active Taxpayer list of 2018 with the list of 2019, and those who did not file returns in the tax year 2019 would be removed from the list, Those who failed to file returns in the tax year 2019 would be stricken off the list.

Meanwhile, the FBR spokesperson said the number of tax filers has risen by 45 percent this year, as compared to the previous year.

According to the FBR, the number of tax filers has climbed to over 2.44 million to date, which shows a 45 percent increase against 1.687 million filers registered during the previous year.