COVID-19: FBR pays tribute to deceased employees

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials have paid rich tribute to all its employees who died in the line of duty due to COVID-19 and heartily condoled with their bereaved families.

According to the FBR press statement, the board lauded the services of these deceased employees and called them real heroes who preferred to sacrifice their lives while performing their national duties even on national holidays and weekends.

The deceased employees include Islah-ud-Din of Regional Tax Office, Quetta, Naeem Iqbal of Directorate of Internal Audit Faisalabad, Khawar Mansoor of Regional Tax Office Faisalabad, Muhammad Arif of FBR (HQ), Islamabad and Mirza Shahab Baig of Large Taxpayers Unit-II Karachi.

The board expressed its resolve for not only staying with the families of these heroes in these saddest moments and beyond but also to continue its all possible efforts in generating much-needed revenue, the statement read.

On April 28, as many as 14 staffers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) serving at the regional tax office in Quetta had tested positive for COVID-19.

The Regional Tax Office (RTO) in Quetta had been closed after the virus cased popped up from the office, the officials had said and added that disinfection spray would be carried out at the office.

Earlier, the FBR had issued a circular and directed all its offices for cutting down the number of employees by at least 50 percent. Further, employees above 50 years of age should be allowed to work from their home except those whose presence is unavoidable for the smooth functioning of the official business.

The FBR said staff suffering from flu, fever, or carrying a medical history of frequent chest infection, asthma, cardiac-related problems or any other major disease had been allowed to work from their home.