Container clearance scam: 13 officers of Customs Group transferred

ISLAMABAD: After issuing red flag about mega scandal by Director General (DG) Customs Intelligence Zahid Kokhar for alleged clearance of 350 containers at Torkham border without payment of any penny in shape of duty/taxes in writing, the PTI-led government issued orders for transfer/posting of 13 officials of Customs Group.

It is one of the biggest alleged scandals surfaced in the FBR during last one and a half years’ rule of PTI-led government. The Member Customs Operation Jawad Uwais Agha was made OSD with immediate effect. Mr Agha was going to retire from the service on February 24, 2020 after reaching at the age of superannuation.

Prime Minister Imran Khan also decided to conduct inquiry into this alleged mega scam through FIA. The DG Customs Intelligence Zahid Kokhar had been raising red flags about alleged scam for last two months as he wrote letters to FBR chairman for bringing this scam in his notice. The FC and gate record of CCTV footage confirms arrival of containers from Afghanistan.

FBR’s Member (Customs Policy) FBR HQ Javed Ghani (BS-22) has been assigned additional charge of Member Customs (Operations), FBR HQ, Islamabad.

The Member (Customs Operations) FBR, Jawwad Uwais Agha (BS-21) has been transferred and posted as Member FBR (HQ), Islamabad without any assignment. The Collector Preventive Multan, Mohammad Saleem (BS-20) has been transferred as Collector Appraisement Peshawar. The Collector Customs Appeals Karachi Khaleel Ibrahim Yousafani (BS-20) is transferred and posted as Collector Preventive Peshawar.

Collector Gwadar Muhammad Yaqoob Mako (BS-20) is transferred and posted as Collector Customs Preventive Quetta. He will also look after charge of the Collector Gwadar.

Director Directorate of Transit Trade Quetta Irfanur Rehman (BS-20) is transferred and posted as Collector Appraisement Quetta. He will also look after the charge of Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta. Director, Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Fayyaz Anwar (BS-20) is transferred and posted as Collector Customs Preventive Multan.

The Collector Export Karachi Imtiaz Ahmad Sheikh (BS-20) is transferred and assigned to look after the charge of Customs Export Port Mohammad Bin Qasim Karachi. The Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Irfan Javed (BS-20) is transferred and assigned to look after the charge of post of Director, Directorate of Customs I&I Gwadar. Collector Customs Preventive Peshawar Asif Saeed Lughmani (BS-20) is transferred and posted as chief FBR (HQ), Islamabad.

Collector Customs Appraisement Peshawar Ihsan Ali Shah (BS-20) is transferred and posted as chief FBR (HQ) FBR, Islamabad.

Collector Customs Preventive Quetta, Iftikhar Ahmad (BS-20) is transferred and posted as chief FBR (HQ), Islamabad. Collector Customs Appraisement Quetta Mr Raza (BS-20) is transferred and posted as chief FBR (HQ), Islamabad.

The officers who are drawing performance allowance prior to issuance of this notification shall continue to draw this allowance on the new place of posting.