ISLAMABAD: *Corruption probe launched against 76 officers by *The FederalBoard of Revenue (FBR).
FBR has started investigations against 76 officers on corruptionallegations, said FBR Member (Admin) Bakhtiyar Khan in a media briefing onMonday.
He said that the tax department has so far fired 10 officials, whereas theremaining have been suspended from jobs while disciplinary proceedingsagainst them were underway, Profit Today has reported.
“The department has also established a fact-finding committee against casesinvolving high-rank officials,” he added.
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Bakhiyar asserted that the FBR was observing a zero-tolerance policyagainst corruption and that the department would not give any favour tocorrupt officers.
On a query, he said the FBR’s fact-finding committee has cleared formercustoms operation member Jawad Agha from alleged container scandal.
