FBR transfers and posts 64 Pakistan Customs officers to strengthen customs administration nationwide
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed Irfan Javed, a BS-20 officer of the Pakistan Customs Service (PCS), as the Director General, Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi, under a major reshuffle involving 64 customs officers from BS-17 to BS-20.
According to a notification issued on July 24, 2026, Irfan Javed has been transferred from his position as Chief (F&C), FBR Headquarters, Islamabad, and posted as Director General (OPS), Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi, with immediate effect.
The large-scale administrative exercise covers senior management as well as collectors, directors, additional collectors, deputy collectors and assistant collectors, reflecting the FBR’s efforts to strengthen customs administration and improve operational efficiency across Pakistan.
Key BS-20 appointments
The reshuffle includes several significant appointments at the BS-20 level.
Amjad-ur-Rahman has been transferred from Chief, FBR Headquarters, Islamabad, to assume the role of Chief (F&C), FBR Headquarters.
Shafqat Ali Khan Niazi has been posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence, Karachi, after serving as Chief at FBR Headquarters in Islamabad.
Azhar Hussain Merchant has been assigned to Customs Appraisement (West), Karachi, while Beelam Ramzan has been posted as Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Appraisement (West), Lahore.
Meanwhile, Syed Ali Abbas Gardezi has been transferred as Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Sambrial, Sialkot, reinforcing customs operations in one of the country’s key industrial and export hubs.
Senior-level transfers across customs formations
The notification also reassigns several BS-19 officers to important operational positions across the Pakistan Customs network. These postings include assignments in Customs Airports, Customs Enforcement, Customs Appraisement, Customs Valuation, the Directorate General of Intelligence & Risk Management, and FBR Headquarters.
In addition, several officers have been entrusted with acting or look-after charges to ensure uninterrupted functioning of critical customs formations until permanent appointments are made.
The reshuffle further encompasses numerous BS-18 and BS-17 officers, who have been posted to collectorates and directorates responsible for customs enforcement, transit trade, post-clearance audit, digitalisation, valuation, adjudication and airport operations.
The transfers span major customs stations across Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Gwadar, Sialkot, Faisalabad and other cities, reflecting a nationwide reorganisation of customs personnel.
Immediate implementation ordered
The FBR has directed all transferred officers to assume their new assignments without delay and submit charge relinquishment and assumption reports to the Board in accordance with established procedures.
The notification further states that officers currently receiving performance allowance will continue to draw the benefit at their new postings, except those transferred to FBR Headquarters, Islamabad, where the allowance will not be admissible under the applicable rules.
The latest reshuffle is among the most extensive personnel changes undertaken by Pakistan Customs in recent months and is aimed at enhancing administrative effectiveness, strengthening enforcement capabilities and ensuring smoother customs operations across the country.