Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) on Tuesday said decision to wind up Pakistan Custom Computerized System (PaCCS) is not in the national interest as it would damage revenue collection and impede trade.
Closure of the first true initiative at e-governance in the country will be unfortunate. It will push Pakistan back into Stone Age, said President, KCAA, Saifullah Khan in a statement issued here today. He said that whole world is pushing computerisation while we are reverting to obsolete systems and manual procedures.
“Customs does not have the capacity to cope with the ever-increasing load of trade therefore there is no point in closing PaCCS,” he said.
He said that reverting to manual procedures would support corrupt elements while country will suffer from reduced collections. Claim of reforming tax administration should be practiced to bail out country from shackles of poverty, he demanded. How can officials concerned send a state-of-the-art system packing when there is no alternative available, he questioned.
Khan said that majority of the stakeholders including that Customs agents were very satisfied with the performance of PaCCS, the first end-to-end automated solution for Customs in the world. Senior Vice President, KCAA, Qamar Alam said that manual, non-transparent and discretionary processes are still intact hindering reforms.
“We were satisfied with PaCCS,” he said adding that development of country is impossible without automated processes requiring no human contact.
A system in which the files can be lost, stolen or simply disappear is not encouraging. We prefer automated machines to staff that works without fear or favour, he said adding that it should be introduced in other parts of the country.
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