QUETTA: Collector of Model Customs Collectorate Quetta, Zahoor Akhtar Raja has said that customs officials at MCC Quetta are working day and night to get rid of the menace of smuggling. Officers and staff have performed tremendously in executing their responsibilities. He shared these views while hosting a farewell party given to Assistant Collector Amanullah Tareen and Assistant Collector Mumtaz Ali by Pakistan Customs Employees Association and Federal Revenue Employees Alliance Union (FREAU).
Collector Raja said that during the anti-smuggling operations within the operational jurisdiction of MCC Quetta, several unregistered foreign vehicles have been taken into custody. He said that customs officials are striving to eliminate smuggling so that economy can flourish through more revenue collection. Additional Collector Raza Baloch expressed his views in a similar manner. He said that whatever tasks were given to customs officials by FBR, they completed them responsibly and timely. He informed that soon the departmental promotions will be announced for the constables and other staffers.
Pakistan Customs Employees Association General Secretary Haji Hasrat Khan and Federal Board of Revenue Employees Alliance Association General Secretary Musa Khan lauded the efficiency of customs officials despite limited resources. However, they said, authorities concerned should heed to providing due facilities to the officials to make their duties easily executable. They also mentioned problems being faced by officials of Pakistan Customs in general while asking the high-ups to resolve them at the earliest. In the end, the outgoing officers were wished well in performance of their duties in future at new destinations.
