Excise secretary visits department’s awareness stall at Quetta’s BA Mall

QUETTA: Balochistan Secretary for Excise and Taxation Syed Zafar Ali Bukhari visited the stall set up by the Excise and Taxation Department at the private BA Mall in Quetta. He reviewed the public awareness initiatives under way there.

Director General Excise Muhammad Ayub Hazara, Director Excise Nasirullah Mandokhail and other officials of the department were also present.

Briefing and directives

During the visit, the officials gave the secretary a detailed briefing on the aims and objectives of the stall, the department’s services, ongoing measures and the plan for the public awareness campaign.

Syed Zafar Ali Bukhari praised the department’s measures for public awareness. He directed that the campaign be continued in an effective and consistent manner, so that people are fully informed about their rights, responsibilities and legal requirements concerning the Excise and Taxation Department.

He said that informing the public about vehicle registration, completion of documents, the legal status of vehicles and the rules and regulations on property tax was an important need of the time. He added that people should also be made aware of the harmful effects of drugs and their prevention, so that efforts to rid society of the scourge of drugs would be strengthened.

The secretary stressed that public awareness should be used to strengthen contact between the department and citizens, to give citizens correct information about government services and to inform them of their legal rights and duties.

He directed the department’s officials concerned to ensure that awareness activities continue and remain effective.