Pakistan Customs has made 1650 transfers to achieve the challenging revenue target and particularly to curb smuggling. As part of the prime minister's drive to change FBR, the customs department has undertaken one of its biggest ever reshuffle.
This reshuffle involves re-deployment and transfers of 1,650 official positions. In this context, a total of 180 posts in BS-16 have been re-designated while 1,568 in BS-16 have been redeployed across Pakistan. The reshuffle has not been kept limited to lower grade positions but 84 posts in BS-17 to BS-21 have also been re-deployed. The historical shake up will dislodge the well entrenched officials in various positions.
The bulk of re-deployed customs officers have been shifted to strengthen the customs enforcement side. The transfer and posting orders have been issued. As a consequence of this re-deployment the Torkham corridor will become operational round the clock. The orders will enable the government to meet the demand from trade and industry to curb smuggling. The customs automation efforts have lately been enabling it to handle more trade efficiently and reduce its reliance on human interface. Under prime minister's instructions, the FBR chairman Syed Shabbar Zaidi has instructed the customs to improve ease of doing business by expediting initiatives like implementation of WeBOC-GIo, ITTMS and trade related Pakistan Single Window.