14 RTO Quetta officials contract coronavirus

ISLAMABAD: The number of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials contracting COVID-19 is on the rise as now 14 officials belonging to the Regional Taxpayer Office (RTO) Quetta have been found positive with the virus.

Earlier, a female official from Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) Islamabad was found COVID-19 positive as she was already admitted into hospital. Now that the number of infected officials has reached 14, the working staff are very concerned about their safety.

The FBR had given instructions to its field formations to ensure that the whole workforce remains present in the office during the duty hours.