Quetta customs recovers contraband worth Rs8b in Jul-Dec

KARACHI: The Chief Collector of Customs in Quetta Gul Rehman said Wednesday his department stemmed and recovered the smuggling bids to the tune of Rs8 billion in the period of six months, ARY News reported.

In the year 2020 the tax and duty collection was daunted by assaults on and the killings of the customs officials while it was also hindered by the Covid-19 pandemic, but still the target was achieved.

He said due to the CPEC routes, the responsibilities of customs have also increased proportionately.

We are trying to facilitate the traders of Iran and Afghanistan in helping their grievances and expanding their trades, said Collector Appraisement Quetta Abdul Waheed Marwat.

He said MCC Appraisement Quetta was given the target of Rs4.5 billion which has been achieved last year.

The past semester target of the ongoing fiscal year, that is from July to Dec, is Rs2.92 billion but the department earned more than the set mark and collected Rs3.9 billion, Collector Appraisement Quetta Marwat said.

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