KARACHI:Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) becomes first chamber establishing NADRA e-Sahulat for Pakistan Single Window portal as its President M. Shariq Vohra along with Additional Director Pakistan Single Window (PSW) Naveed Abbas Memon Monday inaugurated NADRA e-Sahulat at the chamber.
KCCI Senior Vice President M. Saqib Goodluck, Chairman of KCCI’s PSW Registration Help Desk Abdul Samad Shaikh, Deputy Chairman Chaudhry Muhammad Zahid Bashir, former vice president Nasir Mehmood and KCCI Managing Committee Members also attended the ceremony.
With launch of this important facility, KCCI will provide trade and industrial communities (also KCCI members) with quick biometric verification facility required for registration in the PSW portal.
Additional Director PSW Naveed Abbas Memon stated that PSW facility would reduce time, cost and complexity while improving quality of experience for all stakeholders to ensure ease of doing business besides support government agencies in adopting an Integrated Risk Management approach for efficient enforcement of cross border trade related controls.
Under PSW platform, an ICT based Port Community System will also be established and all stakeholders including Federal Investigation Agency, Customs, Terminal Operators would be integrated for efficient cargo management at seaports, airports, dry ports and land border crossings.
All major components of PSW would be ready by June 2022 whereas a total of 74 departments would be integrated to the system.
He said the implementation of PSW by June 2022 would enable Pakistan to achieve compliance with WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement besides helping to unlock its potential in becoming a hub for trade and transit.
He informed that a total of 1600 registrations had been received so far in PSW portal whereas 27 banks would also be integrated with PSW which would save the business community from visiting banks to fulfill the requirement of Export and Import forms.
The Department of Plant Protection, Animal Quarantine Department, Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority and Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department were also being integrated whereas an MoU for integration of SECP would also be signed soon.
Naveed Abbas Memon said that another major objective was to establish and maintain a world class cross border trade related information portal under PSW platform and enable Pakistan to integrate with any other National, Regional and Global Single Window Systems related to cross border trade.
KCCI President Shariq Vohra, in his remarks, stated that PSW was undoubtedly a mega transformation to facilitate trade all over the country and Karachi Chamber had the honor of being the first chamber to launch a help desk for PSW where members of the business community would be facilitated.
He was of the view that PSW would ensure ease of doing business, besides helping in simplifying the cumbersome procedures, human interaction and departmental paperwork.
“PSW or any other IT-enabled service being introduced has to be devised in such a manner that these facilitate business community instead of becoming a source for exploitation,” he stressed adding that FBR must work in close coordination with KCCI to make PSW and other such future initiatives successful.
He said that PSW would bring the entire trade of Pakistan at a single platform which would also help in improving the tax base of the country.
He also advised representatives of all industrial town associations and trade associations to disseminate information about availability NADRA e-Sahulat facility for PSW at KCCI amongst all the members of the respective associations so that maximum people could avail this facility.
Senior Vice President of KCCI M. Saqib Goodluck, in his remarks, informed that Nadra e-Sahulat for PSW will not remain confined to KCCI members only but it can be availed by anyone who was seeking registration in PSW portal.