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The Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has implemented a strict ban on all FBR officers and officials, including Members, from engaging with any media persons (print and electronic) on any issue. The notification from the FBR specifies that the ban has been imposed with immediate effect.
As per the instructions issued by the FBR to its Members and Director Generals, it has been noted that officers have been inclined to interact with media persons (print/electronic) without obtaining permission from the Competent Authority.
On Friday, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) implemented a stringent prohibition, barring all officers and officials from engaging with members of the media, whether print or electronic.
Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a strict ban on all FBR officers/officials, including Members, from interacting with any media persons on any issue.
The FBR’s notification revealed that the ban has been imposed with immediate effect.
According to the FBR’s instructions issued to FBR Members and Director Generals, it has been observed that officers have developed a tendency to interact with media persons (print/electronic) without permission from the Competent Authority.
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This practice is a violation of the conduct rules. It is, therefore, directed that henceforth, no officer/official except the spokesperson of FBR, is allowed to interact with media persons on any issue,” stated the notification.
Furthermore, the notification added that no Officers/Officials are permitted to use social media, especially Twitter handles, at a personal level regarding the performance and policy decisions of FBR, except for the official spokesperson.