The Federal Board of Revenue has announced that the FBR Headquarters and all Model Customs Collectorates/Regional Tax Offices/Large Tax Payers Units/Tax Facilitation Centres shall remain open on 31st March, 2012, upto 2200 hours, in order to facilitate the trade and industry in getting their cargo cleared for imports and exports and for receiving of tax returns and payment of duty and taxes, accordingly.

2. The management of State Bank of Pakistan, National Bank of Pakistan and National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NIFT) will also provide banking facilities through all of its designated branches on the above mentioned date upto 2200 hours to ensure the timely payment of duty and taxes.

3. The port authorities/port operators have also been advised to synchronize their working, accordingly.

Riffat Shaheen Qazi
Member (FATE), FBR