LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 25 officials of the Pakistan Customs Service (BS 18-20), including collectors of Customs, at its six newly-created Model Customs Collectorates.
The FBR has announced the transfer and postings of collectors at its new collectorates established at the Islamabad airport, Khuzhdar, Dera Ismail Khan, South Asia Pakistan Terminal (SAPT), Karachi; Appraisement-West, Lahore; and Appraisement-East, Lahore.
The total number of Model Customs Collectorates now stands at 35, including seven offices of Chief Collectors of Customs.
As per the notification, 11 collectors of Customs have also been given new assignments. Muhammad Mohsin Rafiq (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) Collector, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Lahore, has been given the new assignment of Collector, Collectorate of Customs Appraisement (SAPT), Karachi.
Sources told that establishment of new collectorates will enhance capacity of Pakistan Customs to curb smuggling attempts across the country.
