Missing NATO containers: FBR suspends 17 Customs officials

The officials were suspended for the alleged mismanagement of NATO containers.


Express February 26, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday placed under suspension 17 officials of Pakistan Customs Service under Section 5(1) of the (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973.

A notification issued by FBR here said that in exercise of the powers conferred under section 5(1) of the (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973, the authority had placed seventeen officials of Pakistan Customs Service under suspension with immediate effect and until further orders.

They were suspended for the alleged mismanagement of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Nato containers.

The Afghan and Italian consulates in Karachi were accused last month of being involved in issuing fake no-objection certificates (NOCs) for the clearance of Isaf cargo destined for Afghanistan, which were eventually pilfered in Pakistan.

A list was furnished to the Supreme Court on the orders of a three-member bench of the apex court  last month of officials who had served in the FBR between January 1, 2007, and December 24, 2010. The names include former FBR and CBR chairmen, secretaries of trade and finance, DGs Customs Intelligence and National Logistics Cell and customs officials.

Among the suspended officials, six are Deputy Collecters, 12 are appraisers and 5 are prinipal appraisers.

  1. Jamshed Ali Talpur

  2. Habib Ahmad

  3. Mona Iffat Baloch

  4. Abdul Waheed Marwat

  5. Sami ul Haq

  6. Yousaf Haidar Orakzai

  7. Tariq Aziz

  8. Abdul Aziz Umani

  9. Ghulam Muhammad

  10. Sikandar Ali Junejo

  11. Bashir Ahmad Sehar

  12. Abbas Khan

  13. Anjum Barakzai

  14. Agha Muhammad Aslam

  15. Sardar Amin Farooqi

  16. Niamatullah Alvi

  17. SM Wasim Qazmi

COMMENTS (4)

khan | 13 years ago | Reply salam , in this issue i have a sugetion that govt should revive old ATT escorting system .we have sufitiant man power in customs department.make convoy of cotainers &from khi to pew/ khi to chaman(QTA)every collectorate of custom staff cross the convoy from their jurisdictoin to other collect jurisdiction &handover in writing /with online feeding in coputor it tha safest procedure. thanx
zindadilpakistan | 13 years ago | Reply Security check must be applied to all the supplies that are being made to Afghanistan through Pakistan routes. The suspension of 17 custom officer is a right step and is in accordance with the Supreme Court of Pakistan instructions.
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