- Pakistan Customs held a three-day workshop in Islamabad moderated by international experts from Maersk and KGH
- The workshop was attended by senior management of customs to decide the design of future customs strategy document
- Customs aims to adopt the latest technological tools to enhance efficacy, transparency, and accountability
- Pakistan Customs is transforming its core business processes with support from the World Bank
- The Customs Transformation Project will align Pakistan Customs with international best practices outlined in the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the WTO
- The project involves deploying latest technologies for digital solutions to achieve transparency, good governance, and trade facilitation
- The aging WeBOC system will be replaced with a risk management based and AI enabled system
- A ‘Steering Committee’ headed by the Finance Minister has been constituted to ensure oversight and timely completion of the project.
Source: fbr.gov.pk
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