KARACHI: The promotions of Pakistan Customs officials, below Grade-15 are in doldrums, as the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) has not reached any conclusion during its meeting held on May7.
The sources informed Customs Today that the DPC Chairman Dr Ifthikar Ahmed, Additional Collector-I of the MCC-Appraisement (West) has asked the Establishment Branch, Revenue Division-FBR to produce the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of the officials from their time of induction in the service of Pakistan Customs.
Sources further informed that the DPC Chairman has asked the Establishment Branch as to under which law the ACRs of 5-year are mandatory for promotion of the officials.
The other members of the committee including deputy collectors of MCC Appraisement-East, MCC of Exports, MCC of Preventive and MCC Port Qasim also agreed to the query raised by the chairman of DPC.
Subsequently, the DPC meeting has been postponed till the acquisition of the following rules.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Establishment Branch, Revenue Division has already submitted 3 to 5 years ACRs of 35 officials of Pakistan Customs, below Grade-15 on seniority-cum-fitness basis to DPC for promotion against 11 posts. However, the matter will take few more days for resolution.
