SIALKOT: Chief Collector of Customs (North) Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah has assured his full support and cooperation to the Sialkot exporters in resolving their FBR and Customs related issues, besides, jazzing up the pace of export activities, saying that that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was making all-out sincere efforts to facilitate the business community to resolve Sialkot exporters’ problems on priority.
He stated this while addressing an important meeting of the Directors of Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) during his visit to Sialkot international airport here.
Chairman SIAL Nadeem Anwar Qureshi presided over the meeting. Collector Customs Sialkot Asif Abbas Khan, Deputy Collector Customs Sialkot Syed Babar Ali Shah, SIAL’s PRO Abdul Shakur Mirza and former SIAL Chairman Khawar Anwar Khawaja were also present on this occasion.
Chief Collector of Customs added that the FBR was also ensuring the level playing field for everyone besides providing the conducive atmosphere to the exporters enabling them to struggle hard with full devotion, dedication, enthusiasm and complete peace of mind for increasing the national exports.
Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah said that all the hurdles/obstacles would be removed from smooth way of promotion of national exporters by facilitating the business community and exporters as well.
He highly hailed the Sialkot exporters’ pivotal role in strengthening the national exports, saying that the Sialkot exporters were the pride of Pakistan by earning foreign exchange to the tune of US$ 2.5 Billion annually.
He said that the Sialkot exporters have set the unique examples of self-help by establishing several mega projects including Sialkot international airport on self-help basis, advising others to replicate it. He said that the Sialkot exporters have made marvelous socio-economic and human development on self-help basis.
He said that the government was fully aware of the perturbing problems of the Sialkot exporters, saying that the FBR was making all out sincere efforts to ensure the early amicable solution to these problems on priority as well.
