KARACHI: The Directorate General of Internal Audit of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been facing acute shortage of manpower, logistics and infrastructure.
Sources in directorate informed Customs Today that the directorate is facing shortage of 41 percent of the total strength of staffers, adding that lack of logistics including vehicles and other resources were also affecting the performance of the directorate.
It is pertinent to mention here that the directorate has only one office in Karachi Customs House, which oversees the activities of all collectorates established in North and South regions of Pakistan Customs.
When contacted Director General of Internal Audit (South-North) regions, Rubina Wasti confirmed that the situation regarding shortage of man-power and other resources and assured that the issues will be resolved soon.
She said that the issues have been highlighted before the top authorities of FBR and they guaranteed their full support in resolving the persisting matters on war-footing basis.
“The FBR authorities have planned to settle all offices of the directorate under one-roof at the 11th Floor of the Custom House building in order to enhance the working of the directorate,” she added.
It is pertinent to mention here that the offices of the officers (ADCs, DCs and ACs) of the Directorate General of Internal Audit were not existed in Custom House, which also affecting the working of the directorate to its full strength.
