EVENTS

VISIT TO PUNJAB UNIVERSITY, LAHORE
25th April, 2022

Hon'ble Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah visited Punjab University, Lahore on 25th April, 2022. A progressive and interactive session was held with the students regarding the role and importance of FTO.

IFTAR DINNER - FTO OFFICE SARGODHA
22nd April, 2022

FTO Office, Sargodha hosted an iftar dinner with guests from Chambers, Business communities and media.

IFTAR DINNER - FTO OFFICE LAHORE
17th April, 2022

FTO Office, Lahore hosted an Iftar Dinner on Saturday at Lahore office, guests from different walks of life were invited in which Advisor Legal, Trade Bodies, member chamber of commerce and Journalists were present.

IFTAR DINNER - FTO OFFICE ISLAMABAD
13th April, 2022

FTO Office, Islamabad hosted an iftar dinner on wednesday at islamabad office. Ex FTO and senior officials graced the event with coordinators and media persons.

OIC OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION (OICOA) - MOROCCO
29th March, 2022

The Board of Directors meeting of OIC Ombudsman Association (OICOA) was held on 29th and 30th March 2022 in Rabat -Morocco which was attended by Hon’ble Dr.Asif Mahmood Jah Federal Tax Ombudsman Pakistan and Secretary General of OICOA, Mr.Khaldun –ul-Haq Director General of FTO To strengthen the communication network among the Ombudsman Associations, Secretary General of OICOA, Dr.Asif Mahmood Jah gave brief presentation on the Role of Federal Tax Ombudsman Secretariat, he informed the audience about the latest initiatives taken by FTO office.
Mr. Mohamed Benalilou, Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco while welcoming the Board of Directors Members thanked them for their kind response to the invitation for this event and showed his confidence that their presence would enormously contribute to the cause of Ombudsmanship.

SEMINAR ON ROLE OF TAX OMBUDSMAN IN PAKISTAN
29th March, 2022

Fiscal Laws Committee of ICAP in collaboration with CPD Committee Islamabad/ Rawalpindi at ICAP office Islamabad

AWARENESS SESSION FOR OFFICE BEARERS OF PAKISTAN TEA ASSOCIATION
23rd March, 2022

Meeting with the office bearers of Pakistan Tea Association at Karachi Regional Office as part of awareness campaign.

VISIT - GUJRANWALA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
21st March, 2022

VISIT - JHELUM TAX BAR & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
18th March, 2022

Dr Asif Mahmood Jah, Federal Tax Ombudsman visited jhelum Tax bar and Business Association on the request of president markazi Anjaman tajaran Muhmmad Arif Ch.
He listened to the problems of chamber of commerce and promised to solve them.

AWARENESS SEMINAR AT PRESIDENT HOUSE, ISLAMABAD
28th February, 2022

Federal Tax Ombudsman Secretariat Office, Islamabad organized a Public Awareness Seminar with the representatives of different walks of life, Business Community, Tax & Law practitioners of the region. The said event was organized at President House Islamabad, where in Hon’ble President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi and Hon’ble Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah (HI & SI) graced the event as Chief Guests.
Speaking at the Seminar on the role of FTO office at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Hon’ble Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah said that 1500 cases had been disposed with relief granted to the business community in almost 95% of them.
The Hon’ble President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi also appreciated the provision of relief worth Rs. 8.5 billion to the tax payers within a year and advised the FTO officers to equip themselves with the knowledge of law for accelerating the resolution of tax related issues.
The Hon’ble President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi and Hon’ble Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah (HI & SI) also launched the FTO Mobile App for the ease of tax payers and rewarded the employees based on performance.

AWARENESS SEMINAR ABOUT ROLE & FUNCTION OF FTO

Federal Tax Ombudsman Secretariat, Regional Office, Lahore organised a public Awareness Campaign Seminar with the representatives of different walks of life, Business Community, Tax & law practitioners of the region. The said event was organized at Governor House Lahore, Punjab, where in Hon’ble President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, Hon’ble Governor Punjab, Ch Muhammad Sarwar and Hon’ble Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah (HI & SI) graced the event as Chief Guests.
Hon’ble Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah (HI & SI), briefed the audience about the role of FTO in providing justice to taxpayers on complaints of maladministrations by hierarchy of tax authorities. He assured the audience that he believes in prompt redressal of complaints of Tax Payers.
Dr. Arif Alvi, President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan addressing the audience shared his views about the role & existence of the office of the Federal Tax Ombudsman and admired the efforts of Federal Tax Ombudsman regarding redressal of the complaints of the aggrieved tax payers.
Dated: 03-02-2022

Visit to Multan Regional Office

The Hon’ble FTO visited Multan on 7th & 8th Feb, 2022 and inaugurated an Ambulance service, Dispensary in Customs House, Multan and a Langar khana being run by the MCC under the supervision of Mr. Imran Ch. Collector Customs, Multan. Hon’ble FTO then chaired a full house session of the members of MCCI, representatives of a wide range of trade bodies including Pakistan Cotton Ginner Association, Small Traders Association, Oil Mills Association, Distributors Associations and Tax Practitioners. The Hon’ble FTO explained in detail that the forum of FTO provides a cost free and speedy relief to the aggrieved taxpayers who can file their complaint in paper form or electronically.

Visit to Multan Tax Bar Association

Honorable Federal Tax Ombudsman Visit to Multan Tax Bar Association The Hon’ble FTO attended a seminar on “Dispensation of Justice through FTO “organized by MTBA. The address followed by the talk of Mr. Abdul Sattar FCA and Mr. Muhammad Younis Ghazi, FCA who gave a briefing to the participants about the salient features of FTO Ordinance, 2000 and the role of FTO office in alleviating the grievances of the Taxpayers. The Hon’ble FTO in his closing marks thanked the MTBA for the invitation and provided the opportunity to discuss the issues and way forward for addressing the grievances of the Taxpayers.