Tanzina Rais, First Secretary of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has been suspended with immediate effect on charges of work abstention and desertion.

The Customs-2 Branch of the Internal Resources Division (IRD) under the Ministry of Finance issued a notification in this regard on Thursday.

IRD Secretary and NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan signed the order following the directive of the President.

During the suspension period, she will be entitled to a subsistence allowance in accordance with the relevant rules, the order stated.