Commissioner Inland (Revenue Zone), Ghulam Mustafa Rahu, has extended the date for submitting replies of the inquiry notices relating to commercial imports by availing facility under SRO 1125 up to September 5, 2014. Speaking at a meeting of Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchant Association (PCDMA), he advised that commercial importers should file their replies of the enquiry notices as soon as possible to save themselves from unnecessary hassle.
He said that conducting inquiry comes under the preview of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and these inquiries were being conducted on the instructions of FBR. He said that FBR having a clear view that revenue collection was going down intend to find out the reasons behind it and, as such, the inquiry notices were part of it. PCDMA Chairman Shaukat Riaz on this occasion urged the authorities to withdraw inquiry notices issued to commercial importers availing facility under SRO 1125.