ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked Customs field formations to work as a normal day on Saturday to facilitate exports and other trade activities.

The Customs field formations will also work as normal days on Monday and Tuesday.

The State Bank of Pakistan has already issued an instruction to the relevant banks to operate on these days to facilitate all trade-related activities.

An official announcement of the FBR said all the Customs field formations have been directed to issue duty roasters of the of ficers/ of ficials for the Eid holidays so that the exports and essential/perishable import consignments are processed/cleared without delay during Eid holidays.

Port authorities, terminal operators, off-dock terminals and land border stations have been apprised of these steps.

All trade bodies and associationshavebeeninformed of the above instructions and the daily duty roaster of Customs staff/officers has also been shared with them.-Staff Reporter