The government has given acting charge of Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to senior customs group officer Mahmood Alam after the retirement of previous chairman Salman Siddique. Alam was serving as Member Strategic Planning and Research and Statistics FBR. He was responsible for formulation of revenue targets and strategic planning for their achievements. The government is looking for suitable candidate for appointing new FBR Chairman, who will be faced with the daunting task of collecting Rs 1,952 billion revenue during the current fiscal year.