KARACHI, Jan 26: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Rashid Mahmood Langrial said that Pakistan Customs is passing through transformation phase modernizing its performance and operations by implementation of the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and Faceless Customs Assessment (FCA) System, which have made the trade process faster, transparent and easier, resulted in significant increase in revenue and enabled the clearance of goods (GDs) in a short time.
He attended the event as the chief guest held to mark International Customs Day-2025 at the Customs House in Karachi.
Referring to his recent interactions with the business community, Rashid Mahmood Langrial said that the trade bodies in Karachi are satisfied because of the introduction of the FCA System by Pakistan Customs. He said that various multinational companies established their head offices in Karachi, so collection of revenue has to be ;ead from Karachi and the role of LTU is also important.
The Chairman FBR declared the World Customs Theme-2025 “Customs delivering on its commitment to efficiency, security and prosperity as very important for Pakistan Customs as it strives to make itself a modern, dynamic and visionary institution.
Earlier, in his opening remarks, Collector Customs Enforcement Karachi, Moinuddin Wani thanked Chairman FBR, Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Member Customs Operation (FBR), Junaid Jalil,Brigadier Kabir , Diplomatic Corps, Officials from KPT and law enforcement agencies who are working together with Pakistan Customs to enhance their operational capability..
At the end of the ceremony, Member Customs Operation (FBR) Junaid Jalil in his address, thanked Chairman FBR Rashid Mahmood Langrial and other guests for attending the ceremony.
He reiterated the commitment that in the future as well, Pakistan Customs will continue to play its leading role in combating smuggling and stabilizing the country’s economy and promoting as well as facilitating business activities across the country.
Junaid Jalil lauded the Customs officials for playing their role in stabilizing the country’s economy by utilizing their capabilities and expressed the hope that they will play their role in the same way in the future as well.
Later, Chairman FBR Rashid Mahmood Langrial distributed certificates of appreciation among the officers on their outstanding performance, especially acknowledging the performance of FCA implementation officials at SAPT Collectorate and awarded them performance Certificates due to their hard work and collecting revenue.
It may be noted here that International Customs Day is celebrated all over the world on January 26. Like in previous years, this year too, World Customs Day was celebrated in all the Collectorates of Customs across Pakistan including the grand ceremony at the Customs House Karachi under the auspices of the Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Karachi.
The event was attended among others by the Consul Generals of Oman, Indonesia, Kuwait, and the representatives of Russian and UAE consulates, chief commissioners, chief collectors, collectors, other senior officers of Customs, representatives of Maritime sector, Social figures and Port terminals CEOs from SAPT, DP World and AICT (Off – Dock terminal ).The host of the event is Assistant Collector of Customs , Enforcement ,Bisma Jataoi.
