FBR to recruit appraisers, lower staff in Pakistan Customs after 21 years

KARACHI: With not a single recruitment in the Pakistan Customs in lower grades from the last 21 years, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to recruit at least 200 to 250 officials from grade 1 to 16,Customs Today has learnt here.

The appointments would be made purely on merit and through transparent manner in the first six months of the next fiscal year starting from July 2015. The appointments would be made for appraisers, examiners, clerks, lower division clerks etc, sources disclosed.

Sources said that there was a complete ban imposed on the fresh recruitment in the Pakistan Customs since 1994, however, the FBR twice during the governments of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) allowed to induct new staff to run the affairs in a proper manner.

However, it had to stop the whole process, sources said, adding that the political leadership of both the parties tried to put their weights for these appointments, they went on to say.

Presently, the Pakistan Customs is facing dearth of staff and a large number of senior officials are retiring on attaining sixty years of age. And almost whole employees would stand retire by the end of year 2017, sources added.

Now, the FBR is all set to make fresh appointment from grade 1 to 16 in Pakistan Customs in the next fiscal year i.e. 2015-16, sources concluded.