ISLAMABAD: Initiating a crackdown against responsible persons for the wheat crisis, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) sacked seven Customs officials over alleged involvement in smuggling wheat today (Sunday).
According to government sources, four collectors, additional collectors, and deputy commissioners were included in the sacked officials.
The officials were part of the Torkham and Chaman Customs Operations.
Sources added that the Customs officers issued concession certificates without verification and made manual entry instead of computerized.
The federal government has also directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe into the crisis and sacked all the involved persons.