KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate Appraisement West Laboratory is working without a full time Assistant Collector since long, while the look after charge is time and again allotted to the assistant collector and deputy collectors with multiple job assignments, it is learnt.
The sources told Customs Today that the Customs Appraisement West Laboratory was working without a full fledge assistant collector since long, causing serious problems in disposal of the cases for chemical examinations etc.
According to rules, sources opined that the fresher assistant collector cannot be posted at the Customs Laboratory, and only one who has five years experience is posted here.
And, interestingly, when an assistant collector achieves five years of experience, then the said officer do not wish to be posted the customs laboratory, sources claimed.
At present, Assistant Collector Arsalan Majeed Rana of Group-VII (86-89), has been given the charge to look into the affairs of Customs Laboratory, besides his other assignments including One Customs Group, AC Level Adjudication, Group-II (Ch. 28-38), Recovery, Audits (Internal and External).
