'Call to halt official work': FBR suspends two IRS officers, repatriates two others

The Federal Board of Revenue has suspended two officers of the Inland Revenue Service and sent two others back to its headquarters for further probe, Business Recorder reported. The action follows an unauthorised press statement and a call to stop official duties.

The two suspended officers hold BS-20 and BS-19 grades, while both officers sent back to headquarters are in BS-20. The authority said the conduct appears to breach two provisions, Rules 23 and 26, of the Civil Servants (Conduct) Rules, 2026, issued under the Civil Servants Act, 1973, and counts as misconduct under Rule 34.

Proceedings against the officers will be launched under the Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 2020. The tax body added that it has no tolerance for such lapses.