KARACHI: The appraisers who were nominated in the FIRs registered against them by the Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation-FBR, Karachi for their alleged involvement in clearing consignments of coining oil, scrap, pipe and papers through mis-declaration have not yet submitted examination report before the committee constituted for probing the allegations against them.
According to details, the Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation in the month of July 2014 registered FIRs against four appraisers namely Sarfaraz Bangash Zai, Qasim Kalhoro, Murad Ali Shah and Mir Alam in their alleged involvement in the clearance of coining oil, scrap, paper and pipe by unfair means which caused millions of rupees loss to national exchequer.
Reacting upon the said development, appraisers’ association protested against the legal proceedings carried out by the Customs Intelligence and adopted the view point that the FIRs lodged against the appraisers were not based on facts and demanded proper examination of the cleared samples through a committee constituted with the consensus of appraisers association and Customs Intelligence.
Later on, a committee comprising Shaheen Farooqui (principal appraiser), Muzaffar Rizvi (principal appraiser), Mir Mansoor (Principal Appraiser), Dost Muhammad (appraiser), Noor Elahi (appraiser) and Haris Khan (appraiser) was constituted with a task to examine the samples produced by alleged appraisers.
However, the alleged appraisers have not yet produced any examination report before the committee even after passing two months of time period.
Although, the authorities concerned of Customs Intelligence is still carrying out their legal proceedings, while those appraisers are on bail.
