Bannu: Commissioner Bannu Division Shaukat Ali Yousafzai on Thursday directed that a strategy should be formulated to set revenue targets so that Bannu division can move on the path of further development.

Similarly, he said, implementation of the guidelines laid down by the provincial government for achieving the revenue targets should be ensured. He expressed these views while presiding over a revenue meeting held at his office on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Lakki Marwat Iqbal Hussain, Deputy Commissioner Bannu Capt (r) Muhammad Zubair Khan Niazi, Additional Deputy Commissioner North Waziristan Daulat Khan, Secretary to Commissioner Bannu Noorul Amin Khan and other concerned officials were present on the occasion.

Assistant to Commissioner Revenue Sher Bahadur Khan gave a detailed briefing to the meeting on the achievement of revenue targets. The Commissioner said that it is the responsibility of the revenue department to collect revenue by ensuring protection of national resources.

Similarly, for the newly merged district of North Waziristan, the provision of facilities to the people of North Waziristan will be ensured by the collection of revenue as per the rules, he added. Later, the Deputy Commissioners briefed the meeting about the performance about revenue collection and suggestions for further improvement.