KARACHI: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has converted the major penalty of “Dismissal from service” of two Principal Appraisers into another major penalty of “Reduction to lower stage in time scale” (two stages lower).

On a departmental appeals filed by Sadar Amin Farooqui, Ex-Principal Appraiser, Model Customs Collectorate of Exports Karachi and Niamat ullah Alvi, Ex-Principal Appraiser, Model Customs Collectorate of Preventive Karachi against major penalty of “Dismissal from service” the Chairman FBR in his capacity as Appellate Authority converted into “Reduction to lower stage in time scale”.

The officers are re-instated into Government service with immediate effect. The interveing period from 13.2.2015 till their re-instatement into service is treated as extra ordinary leave (EOL) without pay.

Both these officials were found guilty of aiding and abetting in the NATO container scam and were sentenced major penalty of dismissal from service.