Organization, Functions and Jurisdiction of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs
SRO 1854(I)/2025 is a Customs SRO dated 23 September 2025, listed by FBR as "Organization, Functions and Jurisdiction of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs".
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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
(REVENUE DIVISION)
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE
Islamabad, the 23rd September, 2025.
NOTIFICATION
(CUSTOMS)
S.R.O. 1854(I)/2025.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3A, 3E and 3F of the Customs Act, 1969, (IV of 1969) and in suppression of its Notifications Nos. S.R.O. 1118(1)/2023, dated the 25th August, 2023 and S.R.O.1815(I)/2024 dated 15th November, 2024, the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to notify organization, functions and jurisdiction of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs, its sub-ordinate offices and Regional Directorates below and appoint the following, namely:-
(a) the officers specified against S. No 1 in column (2) of the Table below to be the Director General, Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs, Islamabad for the functional jurisdiction specified in corresponding column (3) thereof;
(b) the officer specified against S. No 2 in column (2) of the Table below to be the Director Headquarters and Targeting, Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs, Islamabad for functional jurisdiction specified in corresponding column (3) thereof;
(c) the officer specified against S. No 3 in column (2) of the Table below to be the Director Directorates of Intelligence, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar, Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, for functional jurisdiction specified in corresponding column (3) thereof;
(d) the officer specified against S. No 4 in column (2) of the Table below to be the Director Risk Management Unit, Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, for functional jurisdiction specified in corresponding column (3) thereof;
(e) the officer specified against S. No 5 in column (2) of the Table below to be the Director Cross Border Currency Movement (CBCM), Directorate General of
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Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs, for functional jurisdiction specified in corresponding column, thereof; and
(e) the Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, Principal Appraisers, Superintendents, Appraising Officers, Intelligence Officers, or contract employees and any other officials of Customs with any other designation, as are required, to be the respective officers of Customs of those functional areas, namely:-
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1 | Director General, Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs, Islamabad | The Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs shall have its Headquarters at Islamabad, including the office of the Director (Headquarters and Targeting), and shall have its regional Directors at Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Islamabad besides Director Risk Management Unit and Director Cross Border Currency Movement. The Director General shall report to the Member Customs (Operations), Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad. The jurisdiction of the Director General of Intelligence and Risk Management-Customs extends to the whole of Pakistan and he shall be responsible to carry out the following functions, namely: - I. Strategic Leadership and Oversight (a) Oversee effective operations of all offices and personnel under the Directorate General, including administration, finance, human resource, procurement, and infrastructure; (b) lead updation, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Risk Management and Compliance Strategy (RMCS) aligned with the objectives of Pakistan Customs; (c) coordinate the development of policies and procedures to support risk management, intelligence gathering, and targeting activities by the Directorate General in order to minimize exposure to the risks in customs operations; |
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (d) conduct need analysis and propose human resource strategy for effective implementation of assigned functions including implementation of RMCS; and (e) supervise effective coordination with all internal and external stakeholders for implementation of assigned functions. II. Centralized Customs Risk Management System (a) oversee the development, operations and enhancements of the Centralized Customs Risk Management System to effectively identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with imports, exports, transit trade, inland cargo movement and passengers movement who travel across borders; (b) as head of the Risk Management Committee, coordinate updating of risk parameters to minimize the likelihood of exposure to risks in all core operations of Customs; (c) oversee effective collaboration with all internal and external stakeholders; (d) ensure that Centralized Customs Risk Management System is aligned with international customs standards and best practices; (e) ensure that risk management activities are integrated into procedures, operational and administrative areas and are coordinated/monitored through effective liaison with subordinate offices; and (f) supervise identification and adoption of new technologies, tools and hiring of 3rd party services for enhancement of Centralized Customs Risk Management System, with prior approval of the Board, where required. Iii. Intelligence Gathering, Analysis (a) oversee the collection and analysis of intelligence on high-risk cargos, conveyances and passenger's movement across and within borders as well as other customs-related non-compliances to generate credible intelligence alerts for Board as well as targeting support for all formations of Customs; (b) oversee the analysis of outcomes of intelligence alerts and feedback from the concerned field formations; (c) oversee identification of trends, modus operandi, beneficiaries, facilitators etc, and sharing reports with the concerned field formations and the Board; and |
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (d) oversee trade, revenue and economic data analysis employing modern data analytical tools to timely identify patterns of organized fraud, collusion, impacting compliances related to Customs etc. IV. Management of Targeting Centers (a) operations of Customs/National Targeting Center for improved surveillance, identification and targeting of high-risk cargos, conveyances and passenger's movement across borders in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies in Pakistan and beyond; (b) oversee the development of periodical review mechanism for the National Targeting Strategy to check its effectiveness in preventing smuggling, money laundering, revenue leakages etc.; (c) supervise intra-agency and inter-agency coordination and communication mechanism under Targeting Centers for effective liaison with customs formations, other Law Enforcement Agencies, regulatory bodies including Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices of the World Customs Organization for timely dissemination of shared intelligence; (d) supervise effective management of the control rooms of surveillance systems feeding into Customs/National Targeting Center; (e) ensure that the Centralized Customs Risk Management System as well as intelligence-based alerts and targeted operations are augmented through Customs/National Targeting Center and vice versa; and (f) support the Board in all matters related to operations of Customs/National Targeting Centers. V. Training and Capacity Building (a) supervise collaboration with the Customs Academy of Pakistan, training institutions and industry experts to develop customized training programs for enhancing skills and knowledge of customs officials in risk management, intelligence analysis and targeting; and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and identify areas for improvement. VI. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (a) develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of systems and HR; and |
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (b) identify areas for improvement and implement changes to optimize performance. VII. Miscellaneous Functions (a) exercise power under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010; (b) exercise powers of section 26 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) to the extent applicable to the functions under Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010; (c) any other functions ancillary and required for improvement of the assigned functions; and (d) any other task assigned by the Board. | ||
| 2 | Director Headquarters and Targeting, Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Islamabad | The jurisdiction of the Director Headquarters & Targeting of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management-Customs, Islamabad extends to the whole of Pakistan for performance of functions related to Customs/National Targeting Center and the Headquarters thereof and coordination with other field formations in respect of the functions assigned to him. He shall be responsible for carrying out the following functions, namely: - I. Administrative Support, Procurement and Coordination (a) provide operational support to the Director General by overseeing administrative, human resources, financial, procurement, and infrastructure functions of the Directorate General; (b) manage the Directorate Generals's records and ensure secure and organized documentation; (c) undertake needs analysis, prepare proposals including job description and key performance indicators for hiring of private sector technical experts or service providers on contract basis to meet organizational needs; and (d) assist the Director General for coordination of related matters with all internal and external stakeholders. II. Strategic Execution and Policy Support (e) assist the Director General in development, implementation and periodic review of the policies and strategies; (f) translate strategic directions of the Director General into actionable projects and plans while coordinating their implementation in line with project cycles, milestones, and deliverables; |
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (g) support the Director General in development and adoption of procedures, protocols, mechanisms and their review; (h) lead and manage effective coordination operations of Customs/National Targeting Center and handle allied matters including human resource, systems, hardware, premises, access, control room, liaison with other formations and agencies etc.; (i) implement and update robust security protocols and Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Customs/National Targeting Centre to ensure confidentiality and security of information, systems and physical assets; (j) undertake regular analysis of import, export, transit and transshipment data and for assessing and prioritizing potential avenues for targeting of non-compliant goods, persons, and conveyances; (k) monitor trends of smuggling and support the Customs Enforcement set-up through credible alerts; (l) develop and update centralized digital registry of smugglers, money launderers, transporters, facilitators, conveyances etc. collected through the Regional Directors and other sources; (m) coordinate activities related to data analytics, intelligence gathering in order to identify trends, potential threats and non-compliances in customs operations including cross-border trade, smuggling, anti-money laundering as well as identification of their modus operandi, beneficiaries and facilitators etc.; (n) establish a robust alert generation and feedback mechanism and assist the Director General in its supervision; (o) co-ordinate in all matters related to intelligence based targeted operations by headquarters or regional offices through Customs Enforcement set-up; (p) support the Director General to develop calendar for capacity building and training of officers and staff; (q) convene periodic internal meetings for improvement of the activities undertaken by the Directorate (HQs); (r) exercise power under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010; (s) exercise powers of section 26 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) to the extent applicable to the functions under Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010; |
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (t) any other functions ancillary to the above and required for improvement of the assigned functions; and (u) any other task assigned by the Board or the Director General. | ||
| 3 | Director Directorates of Intelligence, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar under the Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management | The jurisdiction of the regional Directors of the Directorates of Intelligence Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar extends to the province of Sindh, Punjab (including Islamabad Capital Territory), Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Gilgit-Baltistan, respectively. The Director will be responsible for carrying out the following functions in his assigned jurisdiction, namely: - (i) assist the Director General in functions assigned to him; (ii) administration, finance, human resource management, infrastructure management, preparing needs analysis and proposal for hiring private sector experts on contract and other related matters falling within his territorial and functional jurisdiction; (iii) oversee intelligence gathering and collection of information regarding non-compliance of customs controls as well as regarding smuggling and money laundering, their trends, modus operandi, beneficiaries, facilitators etc., and timely generation of credible intelligence for the headquarters and relevant field formation through systems or otherwise; (iv) carry out trade data analysis utilizing advanced data analytics, data mining, machine learning etc. and to conduct human intelligence through non-intrusive and clandestine methods for generation of credible intelligence alerts; (v) develop a regular reporting system to report the outcome of every intelligence-based alert or operation to the headquarters; (vi) coordinate targeted intelligence-based operations through Customs Enforcement set-up within his area of jurisdiction, under intimation to the Director General, before or after the operation, depending on the urgency and sensitivity of the operation; (vii) ensure liaison with Customs field formations, other law enforcement agencies and Government regulatory bodies; (viii) collecting intelligence, maintaining and updating profiles of traders, customs agents, transporters, persons, entities and conveyances which are involved in activities related to evasion of revenue, smuggling and collusion within the jurisdiction and communicating the same to the |
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| headquarters on regular basis; (ix) formulating security protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for functions assigned to him to ensure confidentiality and security of all information related to his area of jurisdiction etc.; (x) assist the Director (HQs) in functions related to anti-money laundering and Customs/National Targeting Center; (xi) exercise powers of section 26 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) to the extent applicable to the functions under Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010; (xii) exercise power under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010; (xiii) any other functions ancillary and required for improvement of the functions assigned; and (xiv) any other task assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue or the Director General. | ||
| 4 | Director Risk Management Unit of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management | The jurisdiction of the Director Risk Management Unit of Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management-Customs extends to the whole of Pakistan and be responsible for carrying out the following functions, namely: (i) assist the Director General in functions assigned to him; (ii) lead and manage all affairs related to the Customs Centralized Risk Management System; (iii) identify, assess, and evaluate potentials risks and develop risk mitigations strategies in collaboration with concerned field formations; (iv) manage technical experts, contract employees and vendors in operating and enhancing the Customs Centralized Risk Management System; (v) develop and maintain an updated digital risk register of risk profiles, risk indicators and selectivity procedures for Centralized Customs Risk Management System, in coordination with other Directors and field formations; (vi) ensure continuous review of performance of the selectivity criteria and pursue timely rectification based on inputs from relevant field formations; (vii) oversee establishment of a robust mechanism for system-based receipt of information leading to changes in selectivity criteria of cross border trade as well as providing feedback for post clearance audit, National Targeting Centre and other formations; (viii) analysis of import and export data for assessing and prioritizing potential risk areas for developing risk mitigation strategies and criteria for risk profiling; (ix) identify and recommend to the Director General new technologies and modern tools for enhancing |
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| Sr. No | Designation of Officers | Functional Areas and Territorial Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| efficacy of the Centralized Customs Risk Management System; x. with the approval of the Director General, develop linkages with data from systems of Inland Revenue, Pakistan Single Window, relevant entities for effectively carrying out functions assigned to him; xi. provide input to the Risk Management Committee on effectiveness of the risk criteria and any need for its improvement in the light of the data analysis, evaluations and inputs from Customs/National Targeting Center, Intelligence set-up or any other source; xii. enhance the overall efficacy of Centralized Customs Risk Management System in all core functions performed by Pakistan Customs including imports, exports, transit, transshipment, post clearance audit etc.; xiii. provide necessary support to field formation in developing compliance strategies based on the risk management system data; xiv. provide risk trends and analysis reports to relevant field formations underlining the dynamic means and methods adopted by non-compliant traders ; and xv. perform any other functions ancillary to the above or assigned by the Board or Director General. | ||
| 5 | Director Cross Border Currency Movement (CBCM), Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management, Customs | The jurisdiction of the Director, CBCM, Directorate General of Intelligent and Risk Management, Customs shall extend to the whole of Pakistan. The Director shall be responsible for carrying out the functions envisages in Customs General Order No. 04 of 2019 dated 06-05-2019, as amended from time to time. |
Powers and functions of officers' subordinate to the Directors.- All Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors and other officials or persons employed on contract, subordinate to the Directors shall exercise such functions as the Directors may by order specify.
Transfer of resources.- The human resources, buildings, budget and finance, vehicles and any other resources currently at the disposal of the Director General of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs or Directors of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs, Director General of Risk Management and Director Cross Border Currency Movement stand transferred to the Director General, or the Directors, Directorate General of Intelligence and Risk Management-Customs in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
Anomaly Committee.- (1) In order to remove any difficulty in implementation of this statutory regulatory order, an anomaly committee consisting of the following officers is constituted, namely: -
(i) Director General, IRM-Customs Chair;
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(ii) The Chief Customs (Operations) Member;
(iii) The Director (HQ), IRM-Customs Member; and
(iv) The Secretary(L&P) Member/Secretary
(2) The Anomaly Committee shall:-
(i) review and point out any difficulty in the implementation of any part of this notification;
(ii) align the functions and jurisdiction assigned vide this notification with the overall scheme of customs administration;
(iii) include any relevant functions or remove any jurisdictional overlap; and
(iv) perform any other functions for smooth roll-out of the Intelligence and Risk Management, National Targeting Centre, Cargo Targeting mechanism etc.
(3) The anomaly Committee shall present its report to the Board not later than thirty days of the issuance of this notification.
[C. No.2(2)/L&P/2004-Pt-A]
(Zubair Shah)
Secretary (Law & Procedure)
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