Islamabad, December 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Syed Fakhar Imam Federal Minister (National Food Security and Research) visited PITB along with Secretary National Food Security and Research Mr. Tahir Khursheed, Mr. Muhammad Tariq Khan, Director General, Shahid Abdullah Director Technical from National Food Security.

The Federal Food Security Portal was presented by Chairman PITB Azfar Manzoor, DG IT- Operations Faisal Yousaf along with the team. A complete demonstration of the system was given explaining how it will enable the importers and exporters to register themselves and initiate their import/export requests without visiting the field offices for submission of applications.

Additionally, the authorized persons will use the mobile application at the entry/exit points for the inspection of commodities whereas the importer/exporter will receive Phytosanitary Certificate on the spot. Overall, this portal will help the government in collecting first-hand information and make timely decisions on import and export policies. The department will also be able to use this system for field officer performance monitoring tool and the payment will also be atomized by the PITB.

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