FRIDAY JANUARY 21: Container scam: FBR submits list of 43 officials to Supreme Court

ISLAMBAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has submitted a list of 43 officials to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, who remained posted at different positions in the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce and the FBR along with senior officials who worked as FBR Chairmen, FBR Member Customs, Chief Collectors, Collectors of Customs and Directorate General of Customs Intelligence from January 1, 2007 to October 15, 2010.
It is learnt here on Thursday that the FBR has submitted the list of the relevant government officials to the SC following directive of the apex court. The list contains names of officials responsible for policy making. The list also contains officials basically involved in policy formulation. Secondly, the list also contains names of who were dealing with the customs related affairs at operational level. The heads at the operational level included chief collectors/collectors, etc. The list covers officials of Directorate General of Customs Intelligence whose basic job is take anti-smuggling measures. Thirdly, the list contains names of customs officials at directors' level who were practically involved in customs related operations in the field formations.
Following is the text of the list submitted by the FBR to the SC here on Thursday:-
Details of posting of officers from during January 1, 2007 to October 15, 2010:
POSTING AS SECRETARY, FINANCE: Tanvir Ali Agha, from January 14, 2006 to July 16, 2007, Present Assignment/posting Auditor General of Pakistan; Ahmed Waqar, from July 20, 2007 to January 8, 2008, Retired, Islamabad; Dr Waqar Masood Khan, from January 8, 2008 to May 2, 2008, Secretary Finance, Islamabad; Farrukh Qayyum, from May 2, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Member, FST, Islamabad; Dr Waqar Masood Khan, September 1, 2008 to March 3, 2009, Secretary Finance, Islamabad and Salman Siddique from March 3, 2009 to December 28, 2010, Present Assignment/posting Secretary, Revenue Division/Chairman, FBR, Islamabad.
POSTING AS SECRETARY, COMMERCE: Asif Shah from August 27, 2005 to December 22, 2008, Present Assignment/posting as Member, FPSC, Islamabad; Suleman Ghani, from January 17, 2009 to December 4, 2009, UN Agency based at Lahore and Zafar Mahmood, from December 4, 2000 to Till date, Secretary, Commerce, Islamabad.
POSTING AS CHAIRMAN FBR: Abdullah Yusuf, from March 12, 2004 to July 23, 2008, present assignment/posting Retired, Islamabad; Ahmed Waqar, from July 23, 2008 to May 18, 2009, Retired, Islamabad and Sohail Ahmad, from May 18, 2009 to December 23, 2010, Present Assignment/posting Secretary, Planning Division, Islamabad.
POSTING AS MEMBER (CUSTOMS), FBR: Shahid Rahim Sheikh from July 28, 2005 to November 13, 2007 present assignment/posting Additional Secretary, M/o Commerce, Islamabad; Mahmood Alam, from November 19, 2007 to September 13, 2008, Member (Indirect Tax Policy), FBR, Islamabad; M Afzal Bhatti, September 12, 2008 to May 15, 2009, Retired, Karachi and Munir Qureshi, from May 18, 2009 to Till date Present Assignment/posting Member (Customs), FBR, (HQ) Islamabad.
POSTING AS CHIEF COLLECTORS (CUSTOMS) SOUTH, KARACHI: Munir Qureshi, from September 29, 2007 to May 16, 2009, present assignment/posting Member (Customs), FBR, Islamabad; Sher Nawaz, from May 17, 2009 to August 31, 2010, Member (Technical) Customs, Appellate Tribunal, Peshawar and Amir Muhammad Khan Marwat from September 1, 2010 to Till date D.G Customs Valuation, Karachi holding additional charge of Chief Collector South, Karachi.
POSTING AS CHIEF COLLECTORS (CUSTOMS) NORTH, LAHORE: Shahid Rahim Sheikh, from December 19, 2007 to March 3 2009, Additional Secretary, M/o Commerce and Umar Farooq, March 3, 2009 to till date, Chief Collector (Customs), North, Lahore.
DIRECTOR GENERAL, INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION, ISLAMABAD: Major General Fahim Akhtar Khan (r), from November 4, 11 2006 to August 15, 2008, Retired, Islamabad; Sikandar Ahmed Rai, from August 15, 2008 to August 9 2009, DG Investment Board, Islamabad; Sarwat Tahira Habib, from August 10, 2009 to November 1, 2009, Director I&I FBR, Islamabad; Junaid Akram, from November 2, 2009 to November 10 2009, Director, I&I FBR, Lahore; Lutfullah Virk from November 13 2009 to August 3, 2010, Director, Internal Audit (Customs, Lahore; Mohammad Riaz, from August 3, 2010 to till date, DG, I&I, FBR, Islamabad.
POSTING AS COLLECTOR, MODEL CUSTOMS COLLECTORATE (APPRAISEMENT), KARACHI: Munir Qureshi from September 2, 2006 to July 21, 2007, Present Assignment/posting Member (Customs) FBR HQ); Amir Muhammad Khan Marwat from July 23, 2007 to February 2 2008, DG, Customs Valuation, Karachi; Ashraf Khan, from February 21, 2008 to December 16 2008, Commissioner Inland Revenue, LTU, Lahore and Nasir Masroor from January 10, 2009 to till date, Present Assignment/posting Collector, MCC of Appraisement, Karachi.
POSTING AS COLLECTOR, MODEL CUSTOMS COLLECTORATE (PREVENTIVE), KARACHI: Muhammad Yahya from October 9, 2006 to August 6, 2008, Present Assignment/posting Executive Director, State Life Insurance Corporation, Karachi and Fateh Muhammad Sheikh from August 7, 2008 to till date, Present Assignment/posting Collector, MCC of Preventive, Karachi.
POSTING AS COLLECTOR, MODEL CUSTOMS COLLECTORATE (PORT MUHAMMAD BIN QASIM), KARACHI: Rifat A Abidi, from October 6, 2005 to August 7, 2008, OSD, FBR (HQ) at Karachi/ Islamabad; Junaid Akram from August 7, 2008 to February 2 2009, Director, I&I, FBR, Lahore; Fazal Qadir Qalbani from February 6, 2009 to February 8, 2010, Member Technical, Customs Appellate Tribunal, Bench-III, Karachi and Khalid Mahmood from February 8, 2010 to till date, Present Assignment/posting Collector, MCC of Port Qasim, Karachi.
POSTING AS COLLECTOR, MODEL CUSTOMS COLLECTORATE, QUETTA: Abdul Sami Babar, from October 9, 2006 to July 24, 2008, Present Assignment/posting Retired, Quetta; Sohail Afzal from July 25 2008 to February 11, 2010, Accountant Member, Inland Revenue Appellate Tribunal, Lahore and Hafiz Matiullah from February 11, 2010 to till date, Present Assignment/posting Collector, MCC, Quetta.
POSTING AS COLLECTOR, MODEL CUSTOMS COLLECTORATE PESHAWAR: Rozi Khan Burki, from October 7, 2006 to July 24, 2008, Present Assignment/posting Awaiting posting, FBR (HQ), Islamabad; Najeeb R. Abbasi, from July 25, 2008 to February 5 2010, Collector, MCC, Lahore and M. Nasir Khan from February 6 2010 to till date, Present Assignment/posting Collector, MCC, Peshawar.