KARACHI: The Directorate General of Internal Audit Customs has sent audit paras amounting to Rs 1.3 billion to different field formation collectorates across the country during three months.
The sources informed Customs Today that the audit paras in the sectors of steel billets, anti-dumping, telecommunication and DTRE have been sent to the collectorates, including MCC Appraisement-West, MCC Appraisement-East, MCC Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, MCC Lahore, MCC Multan and MCC Rawalpindi.
They further revealed that most of the consignments were being cleared from Karachi port. The sources also informed that the audit paras amounting to Rs 100 million have been settled down by the different collectorates while working on remaining leaking revenue has been continued.
The sources further disclosed that the Directorate General of Internal Audit has also established audit paras amounting to Rs 400 million in FTA cases adding that recovery in this regard has been initiated by the concerned Collectorates. When contacted, Director General (DG) Internal Audit-Customs Rubina Wasti confirmed that the Internal Audit Customs has established audit paras amounting to Rs 1.3 billions and sent to the respective Collectorates for recovery. “The Collectorates have agreed upon on most of the audit paras sent by the Internal Audit and initiates inquiry accordingly”, Wasti added.
She further said that the Chairman FBR has specially emphasized on revenue leaking through under-invoicing and asked to keep vigilant eye over revenue lapse. Wasti also informed that she will present a four month performance report before Chairman FBR Tariq Bajwa on Jan 26.
Internal Audit through its effective working has already established billions of rupees audit paras and the departmental audit of the Collectorates have also responded to the concerned authorities promptly in order to settle down those audit paras.
