Islamabad, October 10, 2024 – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a directive on Thursday halting the recruitment process for positions under Basic Scale (BS) grades 1 to 4 in both the Pakistan Customs and Inland Revenue Service (IRS). This suspension of recruitment applies with immediate effect, as outlined in a circular issued to the heads of Customs and IRS field formations across the country. The FBR has clarified that this pause in the recruitment process applies to all ongoing recruitments in the BS-1 to BS-4 grades, except for cases where an offer of appointment had already been issued by the respective field formations on or before October 10, 2024. Recruitment processes for all other positions that have not reached this stage will now be stopped. The circular further instructs the relevant field formations to provide detailed information on the posts for which appointment letters have already been issued. This information is to be submitted to the FBR no later than October 11, 2024. The FBR has emphasized the need for timely compliance with this directive in order to ensure proper management of the recruitment process. The decision to halt recruitment was made with the approval of the Secretary of Revenue Division, who is…