PM for stronger measures against elements involved in smuggling
PM directs stronger measures against elements involved in smuggling
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that stricter measures should be taken against the elements involved in smuggling.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, a high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan on measures for anti-trafficking.
Federal Minister for Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz, Trade Adviser Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Special Assistant Shahzad Akbar, Special Assistant for Revenue Dr. Waqar Masood Khan, Secretaries of Commerce, Petroleum, Maritime Affairs and Home Affairs Division, Chairman FBR and senior Civil and military officials also attended the meeting.
Provincial Chief Secretaries and IGs of Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan also attended the meeting through video link.
The meeting was informed that the sale of smuggled oil was causing an annual loss of Rs 100-150 billion to the economy. Currently, 2,094 petrol pumps in the country are involved in the sale of smuggled oil.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister said that the country’s economy was suffering irreparable damage due to smuggling. Anti-trafficking measures will increase revenues which would then be spent on the welfare of the poor.
The Prime Minister directed that strict measures be taken against the elements involved in smuggling.
