February 6, 2021: A report on cigarette smuggling from Azad Kashmir, FATA and other areas was presented at the cabinet meeting.
The national exchequer is losing Rs 140 billion every year due to smuggling, the report said. Smuggled cigarettes cost Rs 20 and tax companies pay Rs 90, the report further elaborated.
The Prime Minister also took note of the issue of cigarette smuggling. He said, “It came to my notice before, now you can’t ignore the matter.” the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister sought a report from the FBR and concerned authorities. He further commented, “The FBR seems to be complicit in this matter as well.”
He said, “Didn’t the FBR collude with the sugar mafia, Wouldn’t the FBR have been found in oil smuggling from Iran.”
He said he tracking system to eliminate smuggling should also be discussed with the customs officials, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir governments.
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