KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified the promotion of 4,384 officials of Inland Revenue and Customs from Grade – 14 to Grade – 16 in pursuance of Prime Minister’s approval of upgradation on November 04.
However, the FBR said that those officials, who are facing disciplinary action, would have to wait for their upgradation till the finalization of disciplinary proceedings.
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Sr. No.  Designation                                  From BPS          To BPS
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1.        Inspector Customs/Sales Tax                       14                  16
2.        Inspector Inland Revenue                           14                16
3.        Preventive Officer                                      14                  16
4.        Intelligence Officer                                     14                  16
5.        Examiner                                                   14                  16
6.        Appraiser                                                  15                   16
7.        Valuation Officer                                        15                   16
8.        Senior Intelligence Officer                             15                  16
9.        Inspector Preventive Service                         15                  16
10.      Deputy Superintendent (Customs/Sales Tax)     15                  16
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Earlier, Prime Minister of Pakistan Raja Pervez Ashraf has approved the upgradation of FBR’s 4384 posts of BS-14 to Bs-16.
Chairman FBR Mr. Ali Arshad Hakeem had taken up this important but long outstanding issue with the Prime Minister, during his visit to the FBR Headquarters on October 4, 2012. The Chairman had presented the facts of the issue and the negative effects it was causing to the morale of the workers. After getting the verbal approval from the Prime Minister, the Chairman Ali Arshad Hakeem personally pursued the summary and finally got it approved from the Prime Minister.