ISLAMABAD

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq Bajwa, on Thursday, marked the launch of the Pakistan Customs Service’s End Use Verification (EUV) project, , a private news channel reported.

US Ambassador Richard Olson was also present at the event.

The project is launched to help Customs monitor the movement of chemicals.

Thelaunch also provided an opportunity to commemorate the partnership between Pakistan Customs Services and the United States Homeland Security Investigations Office (HSI), according to the press release of US Embassy in Islamabad.

“The partnership between the Pakistan Customs Service and HSI is based on genuine respect and the sense of a shared mission to keep citizens of Pakistan, the United States, and countries around the world safer by preventing the illicit movement of dangerous chemicals”, Ambassador Olson stated addressing at the launch of the Pakistan Customs’ EUV project.

The EUV project will assist Pakistan Custom in safe entry of dual-use chemicals. It will also help in investigation and prevention of the entry of the chemical, used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

80 Pakistani teams are part of EUV project that will conduct countrywide verification checks.

The United States has donated 80 Toyota Hilux trucks, 160 body armor suits, over 10,000 chemical test kits, five electronic hand-held chemical analysis units, cameras, binoculars and gloves to ensure the success and augment the effectiveness of the EUV program.