Overview
- The officials were found unauthorizedly absent from assigned posts during routine checks by LTO Lahore.
- Inland Revenue Service officers had been deployed under Section 40B of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 to monitor sugar production, sales and stocks.
- Immediate suspensions were ordered to protect the integrity of the monitoring process and ensure accountability.
- FBR reiterated a zero‑tolerance approach to misconduct, warning that dereliction of duty will be dealt with firmly under the law.
- A spokesperson said field teams remain active nationwide as part of the ongoing effort to curb tax evasion in the sugar sector following earlier government directives.