Dr Muhammad Sarmad Qureshi appointed Member Sales Tax and FED (Technical) as the FBR reshuffles 54 Inland Revenue officers from BS-17 to BS-21 across Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a dedicated Sales Tax and Federal Excise Duty (FED) Technical Wing at its headquarters in Islamabad and appointed senior Inland Revenue Service (IRS) officer Dr Muhammad Sarmad Qureshi as its head as part of a major administrative reshuffle involving 54 tax officials nationwide.
According to FBR notification No. 2525-IR-I/2026, issued on November 13, 2026, Dr Muhammad Sarmad Qureshi (IRS/BS-21), formerly Chief Commissioner of the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Multan, has been posted as Member, Sales Tax and FED (Technical), at FBR Headquarters.
The reshuffle covers officers from BS-17 to BS-21 and takes immediate effect. The move is intended to strengthen technical administration at the newly established wing and reorganise various field formations across the country.
FBR appoints core team for new Sales Tax wing
To operationalise the new department, the FBR has appointed several senior officers to key positions.
Muhammad Anwar (IRS/BS-20) has been posted as Chief, Sales Tax and FED (Technical-II), while Tariq Hussain Tunio (IRS/BS-19) has been appointed Chief (OPS), Sales Tax and FED (Technical-I). He will also hold additional responsibilities relating to Legal-HR and the Pension Cell.
Seven officers, including Khalid Mehmood, Muhammad Yousaf Ismail, Adeel Ahmed Abbasi, Malik Asfand Yar Khan, Muhammad Abdullah Baig, Waseem Khan and Safia Sardar, have been appointed Second Secretaries in the new wing.
Major changes in senior FBR positions
The notification also announces several important transfers and appointments across the FBR’s headquarters and regional tax offices.
Dr Shah Khan (IRS/BS-21) has been transferred from Member, FBR Headquarters, to Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Analysis, Islamabad.
Rehan Safdar (IRS/BS-20), previously Commissioner (Zone-I) at the Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Lahore, has been appointed Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue (OPS), RTO Multan, replacing Dr Qureshi.
Abdul Aziz Narejo (IRS/BS-20) has been transferred to Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-IV), Karachi, while Zia Agro has been posted as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Zone-IV), LTO Karachi, with additional charge of Commissioner Inland Revenue (Refunds).
Other appointments include Imran Latif Minhas as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-II), Islamabad; Muhammad Shaukat Hayat Cheema as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-VII), Lahore; and Jibran Masroor as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-I), Lahore.
Abdul Hafeez Nizamani has been posted as Commissioner Inland Revenue (WHT), RTO Bahawalpur, while Faisal Asghar has been transferred to Commissioner Inland Revenue (Gujrat Zone), RTO Sialkot.
Field formations and additional responsibilities
The reshuffle also covers nine BS-19 officers returning from the Senior Management Course (SMC). They have been assigned positions at Corporate Tax Offices, Large Taxpayers Offices, the IRS Academy and the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (IR) in different cities.
Furthermore, several BS-18 Deputy Commissioners across Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Multan, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi have been assigned additional responsibilities as Additional Commissioners on an Own Pay and Scale (OPS) basis.
Some officers have also received additional operational assignments, including responsibilities at the National Faceless Center in Islamabad.
The FBR notification states that officers already receiving performance allowances will continue to receive them at their new places of posting.
All transferred officials have been directed to immediately submit their charge relinquishment and assumption reports.