SIALKOT: Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department Punjab Zeba Haye urged the customs officers to perform their duties with dedication and strengthen the national economy by launching a robust tax recovery campaign and anti-smuggling operations. “All the officers will have to work hard to improve the revenue collection,” she said this while visiting the office of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department Gujranwala Region on the other day. Deputy Director Ali Zeb Khan apprised her of the performance and problems being confronted by the department office of Gujranwala Region due to shortage of staff. He said the shortage of staff had badly affected performance of the department, especially field operations against smugglers. There is acute shortage of operational staff, particularly of constables at Gujranwala Region, he said.
The Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department promised to resolve the problems at earliest. She also promised to seek permission from the FBR chairman for new recruitment on vacant posts to make effective operations against smugglers. She said Director General Of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department Shoukat Ali has visited the office some days ago who has already promised to complete the staff while Director General is visiting all offices of the department in the country to check performance and problems of all offices. She said all the officials are very appreciable as they are working hard, even in the face of shortage of staff. She further eulogised the role of the staff in preventing smuggling to the great extent. She said the Federal Board Of Revenue (FBR) is satisfied enough with the performance of departmental staff.
