The Customs department is in the process of restructuring its presence at the airports to facilitate passengers, said sources. According to reliable sources, an important meeting of Customs officials is set to take place at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), where they would consider the proposal of unifying the role of Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) and Customs officials with the Airport Security Force (ASF).

Under the plan, the separate desks of ANF and Customs would be removed and the staff of both ANF and Customs would accompany the ASF for luggage search of passengers at the airports. They said repeated checking of the luggage creates hassle to the passengers who are habitual of arriving at the airport at the last moment of entry. Sources said the Customs officials finalised the proposal in a meeting held at the Customs House on Wednesday.

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