KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified promotion of 29 appraisers and assistant private secretaries of Pakistan Customs Department to the post of Principal Appraiser (BS-16).

Moreover, 227 persons have been appointed as appraising officers and after their medical examination, they would be posted in various formations improving the human resource situation of the department.

These new appointments would also pave way for the existing Principal Appraisers being promoted to BS-17 as assistant collectors.

This happens in Customs only that BS-16 officials are promoted in BS-16. Officers consider this the weakness of Custom’s representation at Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

The promoted appraisers and assistant private secretaries include: