On the instructions of the Prime Minister, 13 senior FBR officers involved in corruption were dismissed

Islamabad: The Prime Minister dismissed thirteen grade 21 and 22 officers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for failing to complete the task and involved in alleged corruption to remove them from economic challenges.

According to the details, Mian Shehbaz Sharif has initiated a series of actions against the officers who did not fulfill the tasks given to the ministries and divisions and their subordinate institutions to get the country out of the economic challenges.

In the first phase, thirteen officers of grades 21 and 22 in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have been removed from their posts and their services have been handed over to the admin pool, while in the second phase more large-scale recruitment of grades 19 and 22 in FBR. The transfer of officers has also been decided while the lists of other officers are also being prepared.

Sources say that after the FBR, there will be quick action regarding non-fulfillment of the tasks given to other institutions and ministries, in which the officers responsible for non-fulfillment of the tasks will be removed from their posts.

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Regarding the FBR, the sources say that due to such large-scale appointments and transfers on the important occasion of budgeting, there is severe anxiety and anxiety in the FBR and field formations, which affects the tax collections of the FBR. There is a risk of

Sources say that the tax collections for this month (April) were still on track and till last day more than 250 billion rupees had been collected and FBR was hopeful that the target of tax collections would be achieved for the current wealth as well. will be done, however, due to such a large-scale operation, there is anxiety not only in the FBR headquarters but also in the field formations. Sources say that more officers are also going to be transferred.