Shahid Baloch posted as CCIR LTO Karachi

Shahid Baloch posted as CCIR LTO Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday posted Shahid Iqbal Baloch, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service (IRS), as Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue (CCIR) of Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi with immediate effect.

The FBR posted the chief commissioner of LTO Karachi on a regular basis after the retirement of Badaruddin Ahmed Qureshi almost two months after.

Badaruddin Ahmed Qureshi was retired on February 09, 2021 and since then Amir Ali Khan Talpur, the chief commissioner –IR of Regional Tax Office-II was given additional charge of the chief commissioner of LTO Karachi.

The LTO Karachi is the largest revenue collecting arm of the FBR and it contributes around 35 percent of the total revenue at the national level.

Sources at the LTO Karachi said that major decisions were pending due to the absence of a regular chief of the tax office.

The FBR also notified following transfer and postings on Friday:

01. Shaban Bhatti (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21) has been transferred and posted as Director General, (SPR&S) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Member, Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

02. Shahid Iqbal Baloch (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21) has been transferred and posted as Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Large Taxpayers Office, Karachi from the post of Member, Federal Board of Revenue (Hq) (Stationed at Karachi).

03. Muhammad Iqbal (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21) has been transferred and posted as Director General, Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad relieving Dr. Bashirullah Khan of his additional charge. The officer will also continue with the additional responsibility of DG, DNFBPs. He was transferred from the post of Member, (Admin Pool) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

04. Ms. Aiysha Khalid (Inland Revenue Service/BS-21) has been transferred and posted as Director General, (WHT) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Member, (Admin Pool) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

05. Muhammad Imtiaz (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (Admn Pool) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Director General, (OPS) (WHT) 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.