KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday urged all government officials to ensure the dispensation of justice to the public and their service in its true spirit to resolve problems faced by citizens in the shortest possible time.

Addressing an awareness seminar titled ‘Roles, functions and Performance of Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)’ held here at Governor House, Dr Alvi said that it was among the primary duties of an ombudsman that he should expedite the process of dispensation of justice and find a way out for resolving the issues.

He said there was a need to create friendly, services-oriented, and objective tax system where every taxpayer willingly and happily follows the law and pays tax obligations without any fear of exploitation, harassment, or intimidation.

He said corruption was a menace that could not be rooted out completely from society, but it was regrettable that its proportion in our society was higher than other developed nations.

The president also asked journalists to focus on the real intent and objectives of the statement rather than spinning the news while reporting.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2022