Islamabad, August 7, 2025 – In a significant administrative move, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced a large-scale reshuffle involving 57 officers of the Inland Revenue Service in BS-19 and BS-20.
The majority of these officers have been appointed as Commissioners Inland Revenue (CIRs), key positions responsible for driving tax collection efforts across the country.
This marks the third major reshuffle within the FBR in just one week. On August 1, 2025, the FBR had already transferred 20 senior officers in BS-20 to BS-22, followed by the reshuffling of 232 officers in BS-17 to BS-18. These rapid and widespread changes indicate a strategic push by the tax authority to realign leadership ahead of a challenging fiscal year.
According to sources within the FBR, positions from BS-17 to BS-22 are considered critical for both policy formulation and implementation of tax strategies. Particularly, officers in BS-17 to BS-20 play a pivotal role in frontline revenue collection operations.
The reshuffle comes amid mounting pressure on the FBR to meet its ambitious revenue target of Rs14.13 trillion for the fiscal year 2025–26. This follows a shortfall in the previous year, where collections stood at Rs11.74 trillion against a downwardly revised target of Rs11.99 trillion.
While the reshuffle reflects an effort to boost efficiency, experts argue that structural reforms within the FBR are essential to sustainably improve tax administration and achieve long-term revenue goals.