ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suspended six BS-16 officers deputed at Karachi’s Central Examination Unit (CEU) and Central Appraising Unit (CAU), citing disciplinary proceedings under Rule-5(1) of the Civil Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 2020.
According to official notifications published in the Gazette of Pakistan, the suspended officers include:
Hammad Aqib, Appraising Officer, CEU
Zahir Ali, Appraising Officer/Inspector, CEU
Jawad Haider, Inspector, CEU
Muhammad Bilal, Appraising Officer, CAU
Zawad Hussain, Appraising Officer, CEU
Asadullah, Appraising Officer, CEU
The suspensions are effective immediately and will remain in force until the conclusion of formal disciplinary proceedings. The notifications were issued by Zakir Hussain, Second Secretary (M/HR.C-I), and circulated to relevant customs and administrative offices across Karachi and Islamabad.
Notably, the FBR also cancelled a prior notification (No. 2193-C-III/2025) concerning Mr. Jawad Haider, replacing it with the updated suspension order dated September 19.
This wave of suspensions signals a tightening of internal accountability within Pakistan’s customs operations, especially at high-volume clearance hubs like Karachi.
