KARACHI: The Directorate General of Training and Research (DGTR) will soon to start a Chinese language course for the customs officials, Director General DGTR Rubina Wasti has said.
Talking to Customs Today exclusively, she said that starting of Chinese language course would help facilitate the Chinese who are dealing with the customs authorities under multi-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
In this regard, the authorities are in negotiation process with the management of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) for starting the course, Wasti added.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan Customs and NUML would soon be signed and the course would also be launched, the director general said.
Being the guardian of the economic borders of Pakistan, Wasti said that the Pakistan Customs would play an important role in the CPEC. The movement of cargo will be handled and monitored by the Pakistan Customs to ensure that all the shipments are carried out in a professional manner, she said.
The Chinese language is the ‘trade-related language’ and the Pakistan Customs will be at the forefront to extend maximum facilitation to the Chinese investors, Rubina Wasti said.
Under the said plan, Director General Rubina Wasti said that initially the customs officers dealing the CPEC matters would be imparted with Chinese language course while the nomination from all departments would also be sought for the said purpose.
Moreover, the Director General said that her department is organizing a very important Business and Research Seminar on CPEC that will be addressed by concerned officials about the roles, development, current status and future impact of the CPEC on Pakistan as a whole.
