PESHAWAR
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Haji Manzoor Khan Afridi Saturday said that it is the need of the hour to adapt the government machinery to the day today requirements of the modern era, while the performance and role of the Excise & Taxation Department in serving the masses should be clearly visible.
He was talking to the new Excise Secretary Ehsanullah at his office Civil Secretariat Peshawar, who took guidance from the provincial minister regarding his new assignment and had a detailed discussion to deal with the problems and challenges faced by the department.
Haji Manzoor Afridi said that the litmus paper of the importance of any government department is to see whether its efficiency and effectiveness is visible at the public level. He directed that if all the concerned authorities of the Excise Department should pay full attention to achieving 100% of their set targets, then there is no reason that this department will get public recognition and popularity on the one hand and the revenue of the province will also increase substantially on the other hand.
He said that the importance of the Excise Department in terms of vehicles registration, properties taxation and anti-narcotics is above board both at the provincial and the national levels and if the authorities ensure the achievement of their goals, then only this department will be sufficient to contribute to the revenue and economic stability of the province.
The Secretary Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control assured that the instructions of the minister in-charge would be properly implemented and 100 percent targets would be achieved accordingly.
