It's not about senior CSP's and their interest. It's all about military buraucracy Who in the history of Pakistan have introduced enormous reforms in Civil Service and have made a great effort to cap it. If they had introduced such reforms in Military acadamy there could have been democracy in Pakistan but any ways as for as CBR is concernced It can never be autonomous. Becuz it do'snt happen in contemporaray word in US, Europe, and even in India. Federal Government can never give up it's control of over revenue becuz without it Federation would be in jeapordy. as for as Customs and Excise is concerned it is a dying tax after introduction of Free Trade and WTO Customs group would be merged in Income Tax and a new tax group would be formed. Every Govt always keeps the right to Collect revenue. dispense it and Audit it. It is one of the Primery job of a Govt particularly in a Federation where some federating units are compensated more than their share. There may be a shift of jurisdiction between Federation and Provinces but may only happen in Sales Tax which is a provincial subject in India and other countries.......Regards