Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the incumbent government had initiated and was implementing paperless E-system to ensure transparency and collection of authentic data.
The prime minister, in his message on International Customs Day annually observed on January 26, felicitate Pakistan Customs on their contribution in trade facilitation, revenue collection and safeguarding the country’s borders against smuggling and illicit trafficking.
“It is a matter of satisfaction to note that Pakistan Customs has been able to generate useful data regarding trade transactions which is not only being utilized by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in revenue analysis and audits but also by many other government organizations for policy making,” he remarked.
Besides, he said the launch of Track and Trace system by FBR will digitise the economy and boost additional revenues.
The prime minister said this year’s International Customs Day theme “Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem” emphasized the need for Pakistan Customs to further strengthen and develop data analytics. —APP
