Heads roll at FBR after officials fail to achieve revenue collection targets

A number of senior officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) were transferred on Friday after Pakistan’s financial watchdog failed to achieve the revenue collection targets.

According to a notification, 18 FBR officers of grade 20 and grade 21 were transferred on Friday.

Member IR Operations Mirbadsah Wazir has been transferred. Grade 21 officer Dr Hamid Ateeq Sarwar has been appointed Member IR Operations. Grade 20 officer Naujibullah Memon has been appointed Member IR Policy. Grade 21 officer, LTO Karachi chief commissioner Sajidullah Siddiqui, has been appointed FBR Member.

Chief Commissioner RTO 1 Karachi Dr Sarmad Qureshi has been appointed Chief Commissioner RTO 1 Multan. Chief Commissioner RTO Sargodha Faheem Muhammad has been appointed Chief Commissioner RTO 1 Karachi.

Grade 21 officer Tariq Arbab has been appointed DG Tax Broadening. Chief Commissioner LTO Islamabad Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan has been appointed Member FBR. Grade 21 officer Zubair Bilal has been appointed Chief Commissioner LTO Karachi.

Sajjad Tasleem has been appointed Chief Commissioner LTO Lahore.