Missing NATO containers: FBR suspends 17 Customs officials
The officials were suspended for the alleged mismanagement of NATO containers.
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.
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.
- Jamshed Ali Talpur
- Habib Ahmad
- Mona Iffat Baloch
- Abdul Waheed Marwat
- Sami ul Haq
- Yousaf Haidar Orakzai
- Tariq Aziz
- Abdul Aziz Umani
- Ghulam Muhammad
- Sikandar Ali Junejo
- Bashir Ahmad Sehar
- Abbas Khan
- Anjum Barakzai
- Agha Muhammad Aslam
- Sardar Amin Farooqi
- Niamatullah Alvi
- SM Wasim Qazmi