Flagrant violation of lockdown: RTO calls back 440 taxmen

At a time when government lockdown is enforced amid coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan, the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Islamabad has called back around 440 employees including all officials and staff to report for making the tax machinery of the federal capital fully operational.
According to an order issued by the RTO Islamabad, authorities have asked the relevant government agencies to exempt officers and officials of the RTO Islamabad from lockdown.
"Many employees working within the jurisdiction of the RTO Islamabad are above the age of 50," sources said.
The RTO Islamabad said that in pursuance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)'s instructions, the field offices of the FBR Islamabad including RTO Islamabad were fully operational for the purpose of revenue collection.
In this perspective, the officials/officers of the RTO Islamabad are required to reach the office to perform their official duties.
All respective police departments and law enforcement agencies are, therefore, requested to exempt them from the lockdown imposed to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic, the RTO Islamabad order added.