Islamabad, November 10, 2024 – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a special notification transferring three senior officers of the Pakistan Customs Service (PCS), in grade BS-19, to FBR Headquarters in Islamabad. The transfers were announced on Sunday, a non-working day, highlighting the urgency behind these new postings.
In the official notice, the FBR stated that the transferred officers would assume their new roles immediately and remain in position until further orders. The three PCS officers involved are:
1. Haroon Waqar Malik: Previously serving as the Additional Collector at the Collectorate of Customs Enforcement (Ports) in Karachi, Malik has been appointed as Secretary at the FBR Headquarters in Islamabad.
2. Honnak Baloch: Formerly the Additional Director at the Directorate of Input Output Coefficient Organization (South) in Karachi, Baloch has been transferred to the position of Secretary at FBR Headquarters.
3. Ataullah Shabbir: Shabbir, who was serving as Additional Director at the Directorate of Post Clearance Audit (South) in Karachi, has also been appointed as Secretary at FBR Headquarters.
Sources within the FBR report that these transfers are part of a broader, strategic restructuring initiative within Pakistan Customs. The new assignments are aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring that the expertise of senior PCS officers is utilized in key decision-making roles at the FBR’s main office.
This transfer order supersedes a previous notification from November 8, 2024, which had assigned these officers to other positions. The FBR’s latest directive cancels any prior orders for these officers, reinforcing the immediate nature of the transfers. As stipulated in the notification, officers drawing performance allowances prior to this transfer will continue to receive these allowances in their new roles, with the exception of postings within the FBR Headquarters in Islamabad.
The officers were instructed to relinquish their current posts and submit charge assumption and relinquishment reports promptly to the FBR for official records and additional administrative procedures. This directive emphasizes that the transferred officers are expected to assume their new responsibilities without delay.
The transfer of these key PCS officers to FBR Headquarters reflects a focused effort by the FBR to streamline operations and place experienced personnel in positions critical to its mandate, marking a notable shift in Pakistan Customs’ operational framework.
