Balochistan Property Tax 2026-27
Balochistan charges 10% of a property's annual value (15% in notified areas). If you live in your only home in that area, the tax is worked out on half its annual value.
Balochistan Urban Immovable Property Tax Act 1958 and Finance Acts 2023, 2024
- 10%of annual value; 15% in notified rating areas
- Halfof annual value is taxed for a sole owner-occupied home
- Rs 60,000of annual value exempt for widows and minor orphans
- A to Elocality categories in the valuation tables
01 How it works
How Balochistan property tax is worked out
Tax = rate × annual value. Since 2023 the annual value can be taken from valuation tables in the Act instead of an officer's estimate.
Find the annual value
The yearly rent the property could reasonably earn, less 10% for repairs. Excise can read it from the valuation table for your locality category, building type and whether the property is self-occupied or rented.
Apply the rate
10% of annual value: Rs 20,000 a year on an annual value of Rs 200,000. In rating areas notified for the higher rate it is 15%.
Halve it for your own home
If you live in the house and your family owns no other property in that rating area, only half the annual value is taxed: Rs 10,000 instead of Rs 20,000.
About the rate: it comes from the Act as published by the Government of Balochistan. That copy does not show amendments made after 2015, so treat your assessment notice as the final word.
02 Valuation tables
Residential valuation rates since 2023
The Finance Act 2023 added tables for five locality categories. Rented homes are valued at two to four times the rate of homes the owner lives in.
| Locality | Owner lives in it | Rented out |
|---|---|---|
| Category A | Rs 4 | Rs 10 |
| Category B | Rs 3 | Rs 9 |
| Category C | Rs 3 | Rs 8 |
| Category D | Rs 2 | Rs 5 |
| Category E | Rs 1 | Rs 4 |
Rupees per square foot of covered area, for the best construction type (Type 1); the same rate applies per square yard of land. Older and simpler buildings have lower rates. The Act does not say in the table whether the rates are monthly or yearly, so we show them only to compare categories. The department decides which areas fall in A to E.
03 Exemptions and rules
Who doesn't pay, and what changed
Very low-value property
Buildings and lands with an annual value of not more than Rs 1,200.
Widows and minor orphans
Exempt on the first Rs 60,000 of annual value (raised from Rs 45,000 in 2023). Above that, tax is charged only on the excess.
Small homes in Kachi Abadis
One self-occupied house of up to 1,250 square feet in a recognised Kachi Abadi. This replaced the older exemption for self-occupied houses of up to 5,000 square feet.
Public and religious buildings
Schools, hostels and libraries, mosques and other places of worship, hospitals, orphanages, public parks and government buildings.
Every urban area is covered
Since July 2024 every notified urban area under the Local Government Act 2010 is a rating area. The Gwadar Special Economic Zone is exempt.
No transfer with tax unpaid
Since July 2023 a property cannot be transferred until its property tax is cleared, and commercial units of defaulters can be sealed.
What we could not confirm: the yearly due date, any early-payment rebate, and an online payment route for Balochistan. Ask the Excise, Taxation and Anti-Narcotics office for your division, or go by your demand notice.
04 Answers
Questions about Balochistan property tax
Short answers from the Act and the Finance Acts.
Compare with other provincesWhat is the property tax rate in Balochistan?
10% of the property's annual value under the Balochistan Urban Immovable Property Tax Act 1958, or 15% in rating areas the Government notifies. The annual value is the yearly rent the property could earn, less 10% for repairs.
Do owner-occupiers pay less?
Yes. If you live in the house yourself and neither you nor your family own any other property in that rating area, the tax is charged on only half of the annual value. That halves the bill.
Who is exempt from property tax in Balochistan?
Properties with an annual value of up to Rs 1,200; widows and minor orphans on the first Rs 60,000 of annual value; one self-occupied house of up to 1,250 square feet in a recognised Kachi Abadi; and schools, mosques and other places of worship, hospitals, parks and government buildings.
Who collects property tax in Quetta?
The Excise, Taxation and Anti-Narcotics Department of Balochistan. Since July 2024 every notified urban area under the Balochistan Local Government Act 2010 is a rating area, so the tax is no longer limited to a few towns.
Can I sell a property with unpaid property tax?
No. Since July 2023 the Board of Revenue, development authorities and local governments may not process a transfer of a property until its property tax has been cleared.
Sources and last update
- Balochistan Urban Immovable Property Tax Act 1958, as published by the Government of Balochistan (sections 3, 4, 5 and 5-A)
- Balochistan Finance Act 2023 (valuation tables in Schedule I, exemptions, recovery and transfer rules)
- Balochistan Finance Act 2024 (every notified urban area is a rating area)
- Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Last reviewed: 7 November 2026. How we calculate
Results are estimates, not tax advice. For your exact tax, check your salary certificate or ask a tax professional.