President Dr Arif Alvi has upheld the decision of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) directing the Collector of Customs, Lahore to get released a radiation machine within 07 days, for the treatment of cancer patients, which had been lying with M/s Gerry’s Dnata (Pvt) Ltd since 2023. 
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He directed the release keeping in view the sensitive nature of the equipment and the noble cause of serving humanity, particularly the cancer patients. He stressed that in case of non-compliance the Collector Customs shall initiate necessary proceedings as per law.
The President regretted that the radiation machine had been lying in the shed of the Collectorate of Customs, Lahore since 04.04.2023 and the Gerry’s was refusing to release the machine without payment of the extra cost for keeping the shipment with it in the warehouse,
despite the fact that Customs authorities had issued a Delay and Detention Certificate (DDC) for waiving off the storage/demurrage charges. He lamented that the Gerry’s did not consider it a serious matter, and refused to release the machine without a huge payment of warehouse