Islamabad: April 26, 2024 – In a significant shake-up within the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), twelve of its most senior officers have been removed from critical posts across both the Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) and the Inland Revenue Service (IRS).
As per details, the FBR officials, from Grades 21 and 22, have been directed to report to the Admin Pool. The FBR said the transfers were made with immediate effect and until further orders.
According to an FBR notification, the officers who have been transferred included Member Customs Accounting Mukarram Jah Ansari, Member IR Policy Afaq Qureshi, and Member Customs Operations Dr Fareed Iqbal Qureshi.
The BS-21 officers who were transferred included Shah Bano DG IOC (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21), Fareed Iqbal Qureshi (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21), Tariq Mustafa Khan (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21), Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21), Mirza Mubashir Baig (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21), Hyder Ali Dharejo (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21), Muhammad Azam Sheikh (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21), Muhammad Saleem (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21), Abdul Wahid Uqaily (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21), Afaque Ahmed Qureshi (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21), and Khurshid Ahmad Khan Marwat (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21).
Federal Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said the government’s step to remove corrupt officers was historic as many corruption officers will be shown the door.
On Tuesday last, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had taken notice of the ‘wilful’ delay in tax cases and ordered for suspension of Commissioner Inland Revenue Islamabad and other relevant officials.
The prime minister, while issuing directives for the suspension of all the relevant officials, directed for holding of inquiry against them, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The PM Shehbaz Sharif, soon after assuming PM office, had directed immediate reforms in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and decided to oversee the process himself.
