He was addressing a seminar on the Pakistan Customs Strategic Plan 2019-2024, organized for the officers of Pakistan Customs Central Region in Lahore on Friday. All the officers of BS-17 and above of the Central Region participated in the seminar.
He also applauded the team members who played role in making the strategic plan a comprehensive document, as without a blue print for the future development, effective reforms and restructuring could not be carried out.
He briefed about the steps so far taken for enhancing organizational capacity, reforms and restructuring in Pakistan Customs to cope with the emerging challenges.
The progress achieved at national level consists of re-organization of the Appraisement and Enforcement streams on professional lines. Accordingly, new field formations/Collectorates relating to these streams have been established across the country. Human Resource has accordingly been deployed at these formations on need basis. He also highlighted the progress regarding modernization in automation of Pakistan Customs ie from WeBOC to the new WeBOC Glo version. He also lauded the lead role of Pakistan Customs in National Single Window (NSW).
Member Customs (Operations) emphasized the importance of reforms in light of changing socioeconomic environment and for better service delivery.
He stated that deployment of Information and Communication Technology, Artificial Intelligence and modern management techniques are essential for trade facilitation and effective enforcement of laws and rules. Member Customs (Operations) highlighted the role of Customs as defender of economic frontiers and its contribution in the development of the country.