ISLAMABAD: Deputy Collector Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad (BBIAI) Naghma-e-Tehaniat will receive Certificate of Merit on International Customs Day. She showed outstanding performance throughout her tensure. The International Customs Day will be observed on 26th of January 2017.
According to official document under the supervision of Deputy Collector Ms. Neghma the baggage section collected Rs.44.39 million which was 205% of the assigned target.
Sources said that anti smuggling is the major assignment of her portfolio which is also seen significant improvement both in terms of numbers of cases and value involved 18 cases of mobile smuggling have been thwarted involving Rs43.45 million of value as for as heroin powder valuing Rs.224.8 million has been confiscated and foreign currency amounting Rs.30.30 million has been seized, document showed that her team has made the largest seizers in history of Pakistan Customs of heroine concealed in personal baggage valuing around $20 million.
According to documents available with Customs Today Ms. Naghma has aimed at results-based performance management of Customs staff which includes assignment of revenue and anti smuggling target to all shifts and undertaking their fortnight appraisal on the basis of their performance.
It is further stated that she also tried to bring about transparency in Customs procedures by automating clearance system through maximum use of scanners and up gradation of CCTV system adding that as focal person of Pakistan Customs for new Islamabad International Air port project, she has proposed various measures to bring about improvement in procedures through adjustment of structures at under construction airport, these measures strengthening customs controls.
