FBR forms body to address human resource issues.

ISLAMABAD, August 28, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a nine-member team of officials to oversee progress on the reforms programme. The body would especially focus on integration of domestic tax administration and preparation of a revenue-specific performance-appraisal system and job descriptions, said FBR press release. The reform project team, headed by the Director General Human Resource Management Wing FBR and assisted by Chief (Management), comprises senior officers from both Income Tax and Customs and Excise groups. Besides serving as a focal point, driving an organized and focus effort to address the HR issues, the team will also assist and advise the FBR on the ongoing tax administration reforms strategy. The officers included in the team are Abdul Hameed Memon (BS-19), Ayesha Bashir Wani (BS-18) and Saeed Akram (BS-18) from Customs and Excise Group and Ayesha Khalid (BS-19), Bashirullah Khan (BS-19), Riaz Hussain Shah (BS-18), Masood Ahmed (BS-18), Reema Masood (BS-18) and Dr Irfan Abbas Shah (BS-18) from Income Tax Group. Besides this team, Shahid Zaman (BS-19) of Income Tax Group and Ali Abbas Gardezi (BS-18) of Customs and Excise Group have also been associated with the team to work as assigned to them by the team leader.

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