KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue has notified transfers of 12 BS-21-22 officers of Inland Revenue Service and Pakistan Customs Service to Member (Admin Pool), Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Expressing surprise, an official said these were well reputed officers and doing good job, making them OSD is surprising. The transfers are made on the instructions of Prime Minister, sources said.

The transferred officers include:

Mr. Mukarram Jah Ansari (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-22) Member, (Legal & Accounting-Customs) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Mrs. Shah Bano G.M Khan (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21) Director General, (IOCO) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Dr. Fareed Iqbal Qureshi (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21)Member, (Customs Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Mr. Tariq Mustafa Khan (Inland Revenue) Member, (Accounting) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Mr. Ahmad Rauf (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21)Director General, Directorate General of Law & Prosecution, Islamabad.

Mirza Mubashir Baig (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21)Director General, Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi.

Mr. Hyder Ali Dharejo (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21) Chief Commissioner, Regional Tax Office I, Karachi.

Mr. Muhammad Azam Sheikh (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21)Director General, Directorate General of Internal Audit (Inland Revenue), Islamabad.

Mr. Muhammad Saleem (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21)Chief Collector, Chief Collector of Customs, Appraisement (South), Custom House, Karachi.

Mr. Abdul Wahid Uqaily (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21)Chief Commissioner, Regional Tax Office II, Karachi.

Mr. Afaque Ahmed Qureshi (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21)Member, (IR-Policy) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Mr. Khurshid Ahmad Khan Marwat (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21)Chief Commissioner, Regional Tax Office, Islamabad.

An official reported a prevailing atmosphere of apprehension within the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) following the unprecedented simultaneous transfer of a group of officers, which included esteemed individuals such as Ms. Shah Bano and Muhammad Saleem. This marks the first instance of mass transfer directives affecting both IRS and PCS officers. According to sources, the officers were divided into three categories by sensitive intelligence agencies, although the intelligence assessments concerning these individuals were later deemed inaccurate. Among those reassigned was an IRS officer distinguished with the Pride of Performance award for his commendable contributions to the FATF-related operations, who, along with others, is recognized for their integrity in the Customs department.

Meanwhile FBR notified further transfers and postings of PCS officers to fill the offices vacated by officers moved to Admin Pool. These postings are meritorious and high-profile officers are posted at sensitive positions.

These transfers and postings include:

Mr. Faiz Ahmad (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-22) is moved to Director General, Customs Academy of Pakistan (CAP), Karachi (The post will remain upgraded as personal to him and for as long as it is held by him) from the office of Director General, Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation,FBR, Islamabad.

Mr. Muhammad Sadiq (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) to Director General, Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi from Chief Collector of Customs Appraisement (Punjab), Custom House, Lahore.

Mr. Abdul Qadir Memon (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) to Director General, Directorate General of IPR (Enforcement), Islamabad from Chief Collector of Customs Balochistan, Custom House, Quetta.

Ms. Seema Raza Bokhari (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) is assigned the additional charge of the post of Deputy Director General, Directorate General of National Nuclear Detection Architecture (NNDA), Islamabad in addition to her already assigned duties as Chief Collector of Customs (North), Custom House, Islamabad.

Mr. Muhammad Ali Raza Hanjra (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) moved to Director General, Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation,FBR, Islamabad. The officer is also assigned the additional charge of the post of Project Director (ITTMS), Federal Board of Revenue (HQ), Islamabad. He is transferred from Project Director, (ITTMS) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Mr. Muhammad Junaid Jalil Khan (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) to Chief Collector of Customs Enforcement (South), Custom House, Karachi from Deputy Director General, Directorate General of National Nuclear Detection Architecture (NNDA), Islamabad.

Ms. Saima Shehzad (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) moved to Chief Collector of Customs Appraisement (Punjab), Custom House, Lahore from Chief Collector of Customs (Exports) Custom House, Karachi.

Mr. Ashhad Jawwad (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) transferred to Member (Customs-Operations), Federal Board of Revenue (HQ), Islamabad from Director General, Customs Academy of Pakistan (CAP), Karachi.

Mr. Muhammad Yaqoob Mako (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) is posted as Chief Collector of Customs Baluchistan, Custom House, Quetta moved from Chief Collector of Customs Enforcement (South), Custom House, Karachi.

Mr. Irfan-ur-Rehman Khan (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-21) moved to Chief Collector of Customs (Exports), Custom House, Karachi from Director General, Directorate General of Input Output Coefficient Organization, Karachi (stationed at Islamabad).

Mr. Fayyaz Anwar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) to Member (OPS) (Legal & Accounting-Customs), Federal Board of Revenue (HQ), Islamabad from Member, (OPS) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Ms. Iram Maqbool Aamir (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) to Director General (OPS), Directorate General of Law & Prosecution, Islamabad from Director General, (OPS) Directorate General of IPR (Enforcement), Islamabad.

Mr. Muhammad Mohsin Rafiq (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) to Chief Collector of Customs (OPS), Appraisement (South), Custom House, Karachi from Chief, Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

Ms. Qurat-ul-Ain Dogar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) moved to Director General (OPS), Directorate General of IOCO, Karachi (Stationed at Lahore) from Director (Hq), Directorate General of IPR (Enforcement), Lahore.