ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has achieved a significant milestone by seizing smuggled goods worth Rs3.8 billion in July 2020, marking a 143 percent increase compared to the same month last year, according to a statement released on Thursday.
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Revenue collection registers 27pc growth in first month of 2020/2021
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started the fiscal year 2020/2020 with 27 percent growth in revenue collection for July 2020.
The FBR collected Rs300 billion in July 2020 as compared with Rs236 billion in the same month of the last year, according to provisional figures released by the FBR on Thursday.
Another significance of the monthly collection, the FBR has surpassed the assigned target for the month of July 2020 by Rs57 billion.
The revenue collection target for the month was set at Rs243 billion. However, with the improved economic activities after ease in lockdown the FBR managed to reach Rs300 billion mark, which is 125 percent of the target.
The Inland Revenue overshot the target by Rs52 billion, whereas the Customs Wing exceeded the target by Rs5 billion.
To redress the hardships of the business community caused by Covid-19, an unprecedented amount of refunds to the tune of Rs15 billion have been disbursed during July 2020, as compared to refunds of Rs.7 billion during July 2019.
Sales Tax refunds are being issued under centralized and automated system called FASTER which is clearing refunds to exporters within 72 hours for the first time as committed by the Government in July, 2020.
This has facilitated the exporters and the industry easing off their liquidity crunch.
According to the official figure, total customs duty collected during July, 2020 is over Rs. 42 billion which is 6 percent higher than that collected in same period of July 2019. This is despite the fact that there is less than 1 percent growth in import values during this period.
The higher growth in FBR revenues is primarily on account of better supervision and improved administrative controls despite economic conditions caused by Covid-19 during which the country mostly remained in lockdown state.
The revenue trajectory also beat the adverse impact of governments’ import compression policy.
FBR is also engaging with trade and industry to mitigate their genuine grievances.
FBR is proactively reaching out to Trade and Industry and resolving their issues. FBR has also launched an unprecedented crackdown on corruption dismissing and suspending about a dozen officers and officials only during the month of July 2020.
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FBR suspends 41 customs officials under disciplinary action
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday suspended 41 officials of Pakistan Customs Department for a period of three months with immediate effect.
Following inspectors of BS-16 have been suspended:
S.# Names & Designation Present Posting 1 Rehamtullah Khan, Inspector MCC, (E&C), Quetta 2 Shehzada Aamir, Inspector MCC, (E&C), Quetta 3 Mehmood -ul-Hassan, Inspector Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar 4 Mir Zaman, Superintendent MCC, (E&C), Peshawar 5 Amjad Maqbool Butt, Inspector Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar 6 Irshad Akbar, Inspector Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar 7 Azeem Khan Marwat, Inspector Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar 8 Sagheer Baig, Inspector MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 9 Azhar Jalil, Appraising Officer MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 10 Zia Ur Rehman, Inspector MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 11 Abdur Rahim, Inspector MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 12 Anika Malik, Appraising Officer MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 13 Ms. Faiqa, Appraising Officer MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 14 Saima Sweety, Appraising Officer MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 15 Muhammad Arshad, Inspector MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 16 Muhammad Junaid, Inspector MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 17 Gulzar Muhammad, Inspector MCC, (A&F), Peshawar 18 Zafar Iqbal Joota, Inspector MCC, (E&C), Multan (posted at MCC, AIIA), Lahore. 19 Muhammad Ali Jamali, S/o Hazoor Bakhsh, Inspector MCC, Gwadar 20 Mashooq Ali, Inspector MCC, (JIAP), Karachi 21 Muhammad Ali Jamali, S/o Wahid Bakhsh, Inspector MCC, Gwadar 22 Saeed-uz-Rehman, Inspector MCC, Hyderabad 23 Manzoor Ahmed Khoso, Senior Preventive Officer MCC, (E&C), Karachi 24 Saddam Hussain Bhalkani, Preventive Officer MCC, (E&C), Karachi The following officials of Customs Department are placed under suspension under Rule 5(1) of the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973, for a period of three months with immediate effect:-
S.# Name and Designation Present Posting 1 Haji Abdullah Achakzai, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Quetta 2 Abdul Ghani, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Quetta 3 Kala Khan, Havaldar MCC, (E&C), Quetta 4 Muhammad Javaid, S/o Ali Bahadur, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Quetta 5 Abdul Sattar Bangulzai, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Quetta 6 Abdul Kabeer, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Quetta 7 Muhammad Sarwar, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Quetta 8 Lehna Khan, Sepoy MCC, Gwadar 9 Saeed Ahmed Mirwani, Sepoy MCC, Gwadar 10 Ravi Lal, LDC Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar 11 Manzoor Hussain, LDC Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar 12 Rana Muhammad Ashraf, Havaldar MCC, (E&C), Multan 13 Muhammad Asad, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Multan 14 Muhammad Yousaf, Sepoy MCC, (E&C), Multan 15 Sajjad Ali Memon, Sepoy MCC, Hyderabad 16 Hamzo Khan, Sepoy MCC, Hyderabad 17 Ghulam Shabir Ahmed Bhutto, Sepoy MCC, Hyderabad -
FBR transfers IRS officers of BS-16-20
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday notified transfers and postings of BS-16 to BS-20 officers of Inland Revenue Service (IRS) with immediate effect and until further orders.
The FBR notified transfers and postings of following officers:
01. Mohammed Nasser Janjua (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (IR-Analysis) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Commissioner-IR, (HRM) Regional Tax Office III, Karachi.
02. Muhammad Abid (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (IR-Formations) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Chief, Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
03. Ms. Yasmeen Fatima (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (TPA) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post Chief, (Inland Revenue Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
04. Abdul Hafeez Nizamani (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Zone-I) Regional Tax Office, Hyderabad from the post of Commissioner-IR, (zone-II) Regional Tax Office, Sukkur.
05. Ijlal Ahmed Khattak (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (Revenue & Operations) (IR-Opertaions Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Director, Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad.
06. Tariq Hussain Sheikh (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Zone-II) Regional Tax Office, Sukkur from the post of Chief, (Reforms & Implementation) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
07. Ms. Rezwana Siddiqui (IT Cadre/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (OPS) (IT) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Chief, (OPS) (IR-Analysis) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
08. Ms. Uzma Munir (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as SA to Member (IR-Operations), FBR (HQ), Islamabad from the post of Secretary, (Taxpayers Audit) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
09. Naveed Ali Narejo (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (IR-Jurisdiction) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Corporate Regional Tax Office, Karachi.
10. Sultan Muhammad Nawaz Nasir (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue Regional Tax Office, Peshawar from the post of Secretary, (Revenue & Budget) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
11. Ms. Amra Sarwar (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (Taxpayers Audit) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of SA TO Member (IR-Operations), Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
12. Asad Aziz (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (Revenue & Budget) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Regional Tax Office, Sargodha.
13. Zubair Khan (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (S.T) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Large Taxpayers Unit, Lahore.
14. Malik Akhlaq Ahmad (AOST/BS-18) has been transferred and posted as Second Secretary, (IR-Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Assistant Director (Audit), Regional Tax Office, Rawalpindi.
15. Rehan Khalid (AOST/BS-18) has been transferred and posted as Assistant Director (Audit), Regional Tax Office, Rawalpindi from the post of Second Secretary, (IR Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
16. Hammad Hussain Jaffari (Inland Revenue Service/BS-17) has been transferred and posted as Second Secretary, (TPU) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Deputy Commissioner-IR, Regional Tax Office, Faisalabad.
17. Arafat Faiz Rasool (Sales Tax Department/BS-16) has been transferred and posted as Second Secretary, (IR-Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Senior Auditor, Regional Tax Office, Islamabad.
18. Bilal Afzal (Sales Tax Department/BS-16) has been transferred and posted as Senior Auditor, Regional Tax Office, Islamabad from the post of Senior Auditor, (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
The FBR said that the officers who are drawing performance allowance prior to issuance of this notification shall continue to draw this allowance on the new place of posting.
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FBR reshuffles BS-19-20 customs officers
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday announced major reshuffle and notified transfers and postings of senior Customs officers of BS-19 and BS-20 with immediate effect and until further orders.
The FBR notified transfers and posting of following officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS):
01. Muhammad Asghar Khan (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Rawalpindi from the post of Director, Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Islamabad.
02. Dr. Akhtar Hussain (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Peshawar from the post of Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Faisalabad.
03. Fayyaz Anwar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) who is currently posted as Director, Directorate of Internal Audit-North (Customs), Islamabad, has been directed to look after the charge of Director, Directorate of Post Clearance Audit(Central), Lahore.
4 Ms. Zeba Azhar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Reforms and Automation (Customs), Karachi from the post of Director, Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi.
05. Khalid Hussain Jamali (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Quetta from the post of Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Hyderabad.
06. Feroze Alam Junejo (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi from the post of Director, Directorate of Input Output Coefficient Organization (South), Karachi.
07. Zahid Ali Baig (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation,FBR, Rawalpindi.
08. Rashid Habib Khan (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Gilgit-Baltistan from the post of Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Peshawar.
09. Sami-ul-Haq (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Quetta from the post of Director, Directorate of Reforms and Automation (Customs), Karachi.
10. Asif Abbas (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) who is currently posted as Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Lahore has been directed to look after the charge of Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Faisalabad.
11. Usman Bajwa (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Multan from the post of Director, Directorate of Post Clearance Audit (Central), Lahore.
12. Amer Rashid Sheikh (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Hyderabad from the post of Director, Directorate of IPR Enforcement (South), Karachi.
13. Muhammad Akram Ch. (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (OPS) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Director, (OPS) Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Quetta.
14. Syed Faisal Saeed Bokhari (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (OPS) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Peshawar.
15. Sanaullah Abro (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate General of Risk Management, Karachi from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Islamabad.
16. Syed Naeem Akhtar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate of Internal Audit-South (customs), Karachi from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Hyderabad.
17. Muhammad Tahir (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Islamabad from the post of Secretary, Federal Board of
Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.
18. Ms. Nyma Batool (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of IPR Enforcement (South), Karachi from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement and Facilitation (East), Karachi.
19. Muhammad Saleem Memon (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of IOCO (South), Karachi from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Hyderabad.
20. Muhammad Amir Thahim (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement and Facilitation (West), Karachi.
21. Yousaf Haider Orakzai (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of CBCM/FATF Cell, DG I&I-FBR, Islamabad from the post of Additional Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Islamabad (stationed at Peshawar). He will also look after the charge of Director (OPS), Directorate of Law and Prosecution, DG I&I-FBR, Islamabad.
22. Munib Sarwar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of IPR Enforcement (Central), Lahore from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Customs Valuation, Lahore.
23. Muhammad Ismail (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Gwadar from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta.
The FBR said that the officers who are drawing performance allowance prior to issuance of this notification shall continue to draw this allowance on the new place of posting.
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FBR offices to observe normal office timings after Eid holidays
KARACHI: The offices of Inland Revenue and Pakistan Customs shall observe normal working hours (9:00am to 5:00pm) after the Eid holidays, a notification said on Thursday.
The FBR directed all field formations that all offices of the federal government will revert to normal office timings i.e. 9:00 am to 5:00pm immediately after Eid holidays i.e. from August 03, 2020.
The federal government reduced the office timings due to coronavirus pandemic. However, the pace of coronavirus has been slow down significantly.
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FBR directs completing inquiries against officials on urgent basis
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed inquiry officers to complete their reports on an urgent basis against officials allegedly involved in misconduct.
In a notification issued on Wednesday stated that inquiry officers were not complying to instructions in completing their reports after lapse of time and with inordinate delay.
The FBR said: “Whereas it is understood that Government Servants Efficiency & Disciplinary (E&D) Rules, 1973, themselves do not unequivocally provide a time frame within which an inquiry has to be completed, however, the urgency in completing the inquiries is implicit in procedure provided under Rule 6 of the E&D Rules, whereby it has been instructed that an ‘inquiry officer or committee, as the case may be, shall hear the case from day to day basis and no adjournment shall be given except for reasons to be recorded in writing.”
The FBR further said that the Prime Minister’s Officer, through the Cabinet Division, had directed that all enquiries initiated under the E&D Rules, pending in any level beyond three months, shall be finalized on merit, and submitted to the concerned quarters within 90 working days.
Furthermore, appointment as an inquiry officer under the relevant rules is a sacred trust, bearing both responsibilities, to the State, the nation and the department, and obligations – to be fair, impartial and just, the FBR said.
“It is again noted with concern that inquiry reports being received by the board and being submitted to authorized officers in the field formations do not qualify against the basic benchmark,” the FBR said, adding that in so many cases, inquiry officers have not established the charges leveled, citing inability or failure on part of the DR to provide a certain document or prove the charge.
“It should be noted that an inquiry officer is not a judge presiding over an adversarial judicial system where two different parties have to prove or disprove their case.”
As the title itself implies, an inquiry officer has to inquire into the subject matter and, under Rule 7 of the E&D Rules, 1973, can exercise the powers to ‘summon any person, required production of documents, and receive evidence, the FBR said.
The FBR said that it expects the inquiry officers shall actively inquire into and apply an independent mind to arrive at a conclusion and not rely only on the ability of the DR to prove or disprove the charges leveled.
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Reduced rate of withholding sales tax withdrawn for registered persons
ISLAMABAD: A registered person, who is not an active taxpayer, may not avail benefit of reduced rate of withholding sales tax after amendment made through Finance Act, 2020.
Sources in Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said that amendments have been made to Eleventh Schedule of Sales Tax Act, 1990 through Finance Act, 2020 under which the active taxpayers would be eligible to avail reduced rate of withholding sales tax at the time of supplies.
Prior to this amendment registered persons were enjoying the reduced rate at the time of supply but now the registered persons, if not active taxpayers, shall pay full amount of sales tax.
According to the amendment the withholding agents including federal and provincial government departments; autonomous bodies; and public sector organizations; companies as defined in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 shall collect/deduct 1/5th of sales tax as shown on invoice from those persons, who are active taxpayers.
Similarly, person registered, but no active taxpayer, as a wholesaler, dealer or distributor are required to pay full amount of sales tax instead of reduced rate.
Prior to the amendment, the withholding agents including federal and provincial government departments; autonomous bodies; and public sector organizations; companies as defined in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 were required to collect/deduct 1/10th of sales tax as shown on invoice from person registered as a wholesaler, dealer or distributor.
In serial No. 03 of the Schedule, the Federal and provincial government departments; autonomous bodies; and public sector organizations are required to collect/deduct whole of the tax involved or as applicable to supplies on the basis of gross value of supplies form person other than active taxpayer.
Similarly in Serial No. 04, the companies as defined in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 are required to collect/deduct five percent of gross value of supplies from persons other than active taxpayers.
In serial number 06 the registered persons purchasing cane molasses are required to collect/deduct whole of sales tax applicable from persons other than active taxpayers.
Active Taxpayer has been defined under Sales Tax Act, 1990 as a registered person who does not fall in any of the following categories, namely:-
(a) who is blacklisted or whose registration is suspended in terms of section 21;
(b) fails to file the return under section 26 by the due date for two consecutive tax periods;
(c) who fails to file an Income Tax return under section 114 or statement under section 115, of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001(XLIX of 2001), by the due date; and
(d) who fails to file quarterly or an annual withholding tax statement under section 165 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
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FBR starts scrutiny of officials under new directory retirement rules
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started scrutiny of its officials from BS-1 to BS-16 under recently introduced the Civil Servants (Director Retirement from Services) Rules, 2020.
In this regard the FBR on Tuesday issued directives to Chief Commissioners of Large Taxpayers Units (LTUs)/Regional Tax Offices (RTOs), Chief Collectors and Collectors of Customs and all director generals of Inland Revenue and Customs to submit details of officials in BS-16 and below whose cases qualify for consideration under the Civil Servants (Directory Retirement from Service) Rules, 2020.
Necessary supporting documentary evidence may also be furnished alongwith these lists to the FBR by August 13, 2020 to enable the board to convene the meeting of the retirement committee.
The heads of IR and Customs have been asked to provide details of officials from BS-1 to BS-16, including:
01. Name of the officer with BPS
02. Date of Entry into Civil Service
03. Total length of Service
04. No of Average Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) (alongwith period of PER) and name of the officer RO/CO writing such PER
05. Number of adverse PERs (alongwith period of PER) RO/CO and name of the officer writing such remarks
06. Placed in Category ‘C’ by CSB/DSB/DPC
07. Supresessions in CSB/DSB/DPC concerned
08. Not recommended for promotion in case of HPSB (number of such considerations) and years of HPSB
09. Was found guilty of corruption by NAB/other investigation agency
10. Entered into plea bargain or voluntary return with NAB/other investigating agency
11. Has conduct unbecoming
12. Any other information to be brought before the board.
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Three FBR officials awarded ‘dismissal from service’ for misconduct
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has awarded ‘dismissal from service’ to three officials for Regional Tax Office (RTO) Faisalabad, a statement said on Monday.
The FBR sacked the officials following their admission of wrong doing after thorough inquiry.
The revenue body said that all the three officials were found guilty of misconduct. Besides, FIRs were also lodged against them.
The officials who were granted dismissal from service, included: Abid Iqbal, UDC Jhang Zone, Javed Masih, Notice Server and Manzoor Qadir, Watchman. While another official Aslam Pervez, watchman was suspended for three months.
Through another notification, the FBR suspended Syed Muhamamd Salman Bukhari, Appraising Officer, MCC Gwadar and Maqbool Ahmed, IRO, RTO Faisalabad for three months.