ISLAMABAD: Tariq Mehmood Pasha, a grade 22 officer from the Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of Chairman Federal Board of Revenue and Secretary Revenue Division on Tuesday. After assuming the charge, he visited the office of Special Assistant to Prime Minister Haroon Akhter Khan and discussed with him important issues and revenue related matters of the FBR.
The Special Assistant to Prime Minister greeted him and hoped that under his leadership and supervision, the FBR would achieve all the set revenue collection targets of the current financial year (2017-18).
Haroon assured him of his full cooperation for acquisition of the set budgetary and revenue targets for the current financial year.
Tariq Pasha also visited Member Operation Inland Revenue Rehmat Ullah Khan Wazir and staff office. He exchanged views with the Member Operation on the tax collection issues.
Members of FBR Board and other senior officials including Member Customs Zahid Khokhar, Member Policy Inland Revenue Dr. Mohammad Iqbal, Member Administration Nadir Mumtaz, Member Human Resources Management Rozi Khan Burki, Member Tax Payers Audit Rukhsana Yasmin, Member IT Nauheen Javaid Amjad, Member Legal Hafiz Muhammad Indhar, Member Accounting Fahim ul Haq Khan and Member FATE Dr. Fazal Muhammad Abrejo visited chairman office and congratulate him on assuming the charge and assured him their full cooperation.
It is expected that next few days a major changes can be took place in Federal Board of Revenue on Board levels and in field formations.
According to FBR sources that all major changes will be on merit and transparent way. It is pertinent to mention here that Tariq Mehmood Pasha is very experienced bureaucrat and he started his career as income tax officer.
