MULTAN: A majority of Customs employees from Model of Customs Collectorate Multan were upset on celebrating Eidul Azha away from their families due to FBR’s notification for cancellation of their leaves prior to and after Eid.
According to details, Additional Collector MCC Multan Ghulam Mustafa celebrated Eid away from his native home located near Lahore due to sudden cancellation of leaves from Federal Board of Revenue. He attended his office on Friday and Saturday to perform his routine work.
Additional Collector carried on its assigned task at Model of Customs Collectorate Multan due to withdrawal of leave through a notification from Federal Board of Revenue at the nick of time. Deputy Collector Anti-smuggling Organization Abdul Mueed Kanjoo was also on duty on first and second day of Eid in order to curtail smuggling in region.
He received information from his informer that a smuggling attempt is being made from the route of Sadiqabad and Dera Ghazi Khan through Multan might be possible. He also deployed staff at the various routes to curb smuggling in the region.
Deputy Collector MCC Multan headquarter Farhat Ali and Assistant Collector Faizan Badar performed their duties at Multan Airport on Saturday and Sunday.
Officers and employees of Model of Customs Collectorate Multan shown resentment on cancellation of their casual leave from FBR.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on September 19, 2015 instructed all heads of field formations both Inland Revenue and Customs to ensure full attendance prior to or after the Eid-ul-Azha holidays declared by government in the formations of FBR.
Employees and Officers of MCC Multan said that the head of formations granted approvals to leave applications after due discussions in order to avoid any major staff shortage prior to and after Eid-ul-Azha .