ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Dr. Irshad Khan said that distance between officers and general staffers must be ended. We must respect the uniformity as it is our pride. People should respect the uniformity and they should also try to respect the layman. Inland Revenue Service and Customs Department must work together. The current culture of working environment must be changed. We should adopt a healthy culture and working environment in our offices.
On his welcoming remarks, Collector Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad Dr. Arslan said It is a pleasure that today Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Dr. Muhammad Irshad has come here at the MCC to inaugurate the office of the FBR Foundation. The Director General (DG) said he has a firm belief that the FBR Foundation will work for the welfare of the people working under the umbrella of the FBR.
DG Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) and Chairman FBR Foundation Saleem Ranjha appreciated the efforts of Chairman FBR to promote the efforts of people working for Foundation and said the foundation will work for the betterment of the FBR’s retired officials. He presented thanks to the Chairman FBR for taking keen interest in doing the groundwork.
Addressing the gathering, Chairman IPO Shahid Rashid threw light on the function of the IPO. Under the supervision of DG IPO, the IPO will work well as he is foreseeing the bright future of the IPO and FBR Foundation.
Chairman FBR Irshad Muhammad Khan said the FBR Foundation is a great hope for the staff of the FBR and Customs. He said the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) must work jointly. He advised the young officers to work hard with honesty. He further said the FBR staff must be morally strong as demoralized people cannot win the competition.
The Chairman said that during his chairmanship, he always tried to fulfil the needs of his co-workers and staff. He told the staff that he established a path for promotion of grade 16th and 17th so now they will be promoted easily without any hurdle. He said he has some expectations from the FBR Foundation that when a worker will retire then he gets the key of his new built home. The foundation must provide better medical facilities to the retired staff of the FBR. Besides planting a sapling of Araucaria at the lawn of the MCC, the chairman announced two extra salaries for the staff of the IPO.
