Ashrafuddin Pirzada
PESHAWAR: Chief Collector Customs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Salim, on behalf of the Federal Board of Revenue(FBR) chairman, awarded shields to Fata Voice, Express News and Geo Television reporters for their outstanding coverage that helped enhance Pak-Afghan and Central Asian trade in the past one year.
A ceremony was arranged at the Chief Collector of Customs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa office in Peshawar. Several traders, customs agents, clearance agents, customs officials, and journalists attended the award ceremony.
Chief Collector Customs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Salim handed over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s best reporters’ shields to Daily The News International Correspondent Ashrafuddin Pirzada, Geo TV reporter Qazi Fazlullah and Express-News reporter Abuzar Khan Afridi.
Speaking on the occasion, Muhammad Salim said that every year FBR and Pakistan Customs collectively award journalists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who promoted trade with foreign countries. He said this year they had selected three journalists from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said that, on behalf of the FBR chairman, three journalists were awarded.
He said the selected journalists not only gave coverage to import and export ties with Afghanistan and Central Asian states throughout the year, but they also highlighted trade-related issues. He said they encourage journalists not only to highlight Pakistan’s customs achievements, but they should also pinpoint their weaknesses.
Muhammad Salim thanked Geo and Jang group for their full-fledged coverage of Pakistan customs activities that help boost the customs staff’s morale for the best results. Earlier, the journalists also met with FBR Chairman Asim Ahmad and had a fruitful discussion with him on trade and commerce with Afghanistan.
