PESHAWAR: Collector Customs, Model Customs Collectorate Peshawar, Muhammad Saeed Jadoon has said the importers’ problems will be solved on priority bases because they are only source for generating revenue.
The Collector of Customs said this while visiting Torkham Customs Station in order to get firsthand information about the issues being faced by importers and transporters while travelling through Torkham Border.
The Collector Customs was briefed about the situation of the customs clearance procedure upon which the Customs Collector gave further direction to remove the problems faced by them.
Collector Customs Muhammad Saeed Jadoon was accompanied by Deputy Collector, additional Collector Sadaf Ali Shah along with other officials of Pakistan Customs posted at the Torkham Customs Station.
The collector customs during his visit examined different sections of the Customs Station and directed the officers to facilitate the importers coming their way back to Pakistan.
Additional Collector Customs at Torkham Customs Station informed the Collector Customs about the revenue collection and said Rs405.77million has been collected in January of current Financial Year and the credit goes to the customs staff posted at Torkham Border.
The collector was informed that the Torkham Customs Station is a major trading route since ancient era which played a vital role in the development of trade between Afghanistan and other central Asian states.
Before 1951, Torkham along with Thal Customs Station was under the supervision of the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but its control was taken over by the Central Government in 1951. Border Examiners were initially posted to monitor import/export goods to and from Afghanistan from their office at Landi Kotal.
At that time, the whole of KP was supervised by a Superintendent of Customs. As per available record, the Border Examiner frequently communicated with the political authorities at Landi Kotal.
Additional Collector further reveals that Border Examiner was administratively under the Land Revenue Commissioner of the Provincial government. Customs Station Torkham was, for the first time, notified vide SRO 52 dated 28-08-1954 with effect from February-1951.
