PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to establish three separate directorates in Excise Department with the purpose to enhance its working capacity in line with contemporary needs and requirements. These directorates will include Directorate of Vehicle Registration & Management, Directorate of Intelligence and Narcotics Control and Directorate of Property Tax. The chief minister has directed the quarters concerned to clearly determinate the role and responsibilities of the proposed directorates. He added that ultimate goal is to put this important department on modern lines, and all possible steps would be taken in this regard. He was presiding over a meeting of Excise and Taxation department, held here at Chief Minister’s House. The chief minister has directed the concerned authorities to propose necessary amendments in the relevant legal framework for enhancing revenue collection of the department. He also decided to withdraw the Excise department’s vehicles under the use of unauthorized persons, and directed the authorities concerned to formally serve the notice to all unauthorized persons in this regard, adding that legal action would be taken against those who do not return the vehicles within the stipulated time frame. All such vehicles would be handed over to police and other provincial departments on need basis. NEWS DESK
