Pakistan Single Window to take over WeBOC

Officials will meet regularly to remove hurdles in way of providing access to PSW

ISLAMABAD:

The federal government has decided to transfer the Web-based One Custom (WeBOC) system of Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL), which works under the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), to the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) under a restructuring and reforms drive.

They have reached a consensus on the procedure for transferring the WeBOC system to PSW. The PSW governing council has asked the FBR to ensure that PRAL cooperates with the single window and provides immediate access to the WeBOC system.

According to documents available with daily Express, FBR’s Member Information Technology Dr Ashfaq Ahmed Tunio has officially released a circular, which revealed that it had been decided to transfer WeBOC immediately to PSW.

It was agreed that PRAL, along with the development and business intelligence sources code, would provide user ID and password for full access to WeBOC.

It was also decided that the PSW chief executive officer, PRAL CEO and director general reforms and automation would cooperate with each other for the provision of WeBOC to PSW.

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In addition, these officials will meet every week to assess and remove hurdles standing in the way of WeBOC transfer.

According to the documents, the application of WeBOC and the deployment of database will be the responsibility of PRAL. Apart from this, PRAL will provide all necessary support including the network and infrastructure, user support, MIS and operational support.

The documents further stated that to ensure software development, system analysis, design and quality, the officials posted at Karachi station would work under the PSW but they would remain on the payroll of PRAL.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 3^rd, 2024.

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