ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has removed from services Ghulam Mustafa, Inspector Customs, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Sargodha for illegal removal of goods with the help of smugglers from Customs Warehouse, D G Khan Division. According to a notification issued by the FBR on Wednesday, disciplinary proceedings were initiated under the Civil Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 2020 against Ghulam Mustafa, on account of his involvement in illegal removal of goods from Customs Warehouse, D G Khan Division and replacement of goods from truck worth of Rs 76 million in connivance with smugglers. Accordingly, the accused officer was placed under suspension and an Order of Inquiry along with Charge Sheet and Statement of Allegations on the charges of “Inefficiency, Misconduct & Corruption” under Rule: 3(a)(b)&(c) and Rule: 2(1)(h)&(k) of the Civil Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 2020, were served upon the accused officer. Syed Ali Akbar Zaidi (PCS/BS-19) was appointed as Inquiry officer to scrutinize conduct of the accused officer. The Inquiry Officer furnished inquiry report and established the charges of “Inefficiency, Misconduct & Corruption” and recommended imposition of major penalty of “Reduction to a lower post and pay scale for a period of three years” under Rule-4(3)(b) of the Civil Servants (E&D) Rules, 2020. Accordingly, a Show Cause Notice dated 02.07.2024 under Rule-16(6) of the Civil Servants (E&D) Rules, 2020 was served upon the accused officer. The accused officer prayed that no documentary evidences were provided to him by the Collectorate and raised some other issues pertaining to inquiry proceedings. Therefore, the Authority directed the DR to provide relevant documents to the accused within a period of one month positively. In compliance, the Collectorate provided the requisite…