ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Member Information Technology Raana Ahmed has been given additional charge of CEO Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (Pral) while existing Pral CEO Imtiaz Ahmad Khan has been made General Manager.
The decision was made at the Board of Directors meeting of Pral chaired by FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa at FBR House. According to details, the FBR Member IT has been given additional charge with the aim to run affairs of the Pral more effectively as compared to a full-fledged CEO.
It is to be recalled that the FBR had brought the Pral management under the control of Board Member Information Management System (IMS) in the past but it did not yielded desired results.
The decision has been described as a test case to see any extraordinary developments in IT by bringing CEO Pral under FBR Member IT.
During the meeting, the authorities accepted the demand of the FBR Member IT with the directions to improve functioning of the Pral and ensure further improvement in the working of the organisation. Under the revised job description of FBR Member IT, will prepare plan and strategy for FBR in the field of Information & Communication Technology (ICT), provide support and assistance to the Senior Management in taking informed decision in the field of ICT; forecast and budget procurement of Software/ Hardware/Networks, in coordination with Pral and manage all ICT projects, including contract and Vendor Management, preparation of Bidding Documents/ RFPs/Bid Evaluation Reports, Consultants’ TORs, etc, for award of contracts for procurement of software/hardware, networks, in co-ordination with Pral.
