Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar expressed concern and took note ofsmuggling activities related to petroleum products and Afghan transittrade. To address this issue, Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar called fora meeting at 3 PM today to discuss measures to curb smuggling.
According to sources, Pakistan is facing an annual loss of 300 billionrupees due to smuggling of Afghan transit trade and petroleum products.Most of the goods imported under transit trade are being sold withinPakistan, and the smuggling of petroleum products is causing financiallosses to the treasury and oil marketing companies.
It is reported that the Prime Minister, while taking note of the matter,has instructed the relevant ministries to prepare actionable solutions andpresent them during the meeting.
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The meeting has called upon officials from the Ministry of Finance,Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Petroleum, and the Federal Board ofRevenue to participate in addressing this issue and finding effectivesolutions. This move indicates the government’s commitment to combatingsmuggling and its adverse economic impact
