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he Customs North Region generated Rs325.00million extra revenue against the allocated revenue target for the month of November’s Financial Year 201718 under the head of Customs Duty. According to details given by Sarwat Tahira Habib, Chief Collector North, that, during above said period, the North Region, comprising Customs Collectorates of Islamabad, Peshawar, Samberial and

Gilgit-Baltistan, was assigned Rs1170.46million of Customs Duty (CD) whereas it received Rs1495.33million as CD. The North Region earned Rs1095.46million of CD during the same period of corresponding FY16-17. The Chief Collector told CT that, during the month of November FY17-18, the Customs Collectorate Islamabad was earmarked Rs493.60million as CD whereas it obtained Rs514.81million against the assigned revenue target. She further told CT that the Islamabad Customs got Rs436.81million under the same head during previous FY16-17.

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She notiMied that, during November FY17-18, the Peshawar Collectorate was allocated Rs689.87million of CD while it generated Rs910.44million against the earmarked target. She said that the Peshawar Collectorate received Rs582.37million under the same head during corresponding November FY16-17. Sarwar Tahira explained that Samberial Collectorate was assigned Rs-247.87million as CD against the revenue collection of Rs-168.13million whereas the Samberial got Rs-120.91million during previous November FY16-17.

Customs North Region earns Rs325m more CD during November 2017-18

Gwadar Customs seizes smuggled goods worth Rs18.23 million

Appraisement West unearths huge misdeclaration scam

Ireland to fight proposed EU digital tax on internet giants

MCC Islamabad’s all stations go surplus with Rs21.08m CD during November

The Customs North Region generated Rs325.00 million extra revenue | SEE pAgE 01 |

Gwadar Customs has impounded several smuggling items including huge quantity | SEE pAgE 02 |

The Appraisement West has unearthed huge scam of misusing benefit of ST | SEE pAgE 05 |

Proposals to introduce a tax fiercely opposed by Ireland will be discussed | SEE pAgE 07 |

MCC Islamabad, earned Rs21.08million surplus Customs Duty | SEE pAgE 08 |

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Customs Intelligence lodges FIR against mobiles smuggler Saturday, December 9, 2017

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FAISALABAD: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation has lodged an FIR against ten suspects involved in mobile smuggling case. The accused namely Zaheer Khan Ameen, Junaid Khan, Mobile World, Awais Qauoom, Selecto Mobile, Javed Khan, Kevin Lu (Amin Town ) Zain Aftab, MI Store, Air link Communication Katchery Bazar Faisalabad. The market value of smuggled items is Rs 20.6 million.

gwadar customs seizes smuggled goods worth Rs18.23 million

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irector General NAB Lahore Shahzad Saleem on said that NAB had succeeded to get its corruption accused punished by courts at the ratio of 76 percent. While the other anti-corruption institutions succeeded in getting only 10 percent punished by the trial courts, he added. He was addressing a function held on the International AntiCorruption Day at Al-hamra, here. He said that civil society and media were the pillars of the society and NAB could get more strength by seeking their cooperation. He said that NAB had established hundreds of societies in educational institutions to create hatred against corruption. He further said that unemployment was very big problems of the country which persuaded people to commit crime. He claimed that NAB had deposited over Rs 290 billion in government exchequer during last 18 years. He said according to a survey the people showed their trust in NAB 42 percent as compare to police, and their trust in police was less than 30 percent. Later, addressing the function, justice ÂŽ Mian Allah Nawaz said that the economic imbalance born evils in this society.

he Customs Collectorate Gwadar has impounded several smuggling items including huge quantity of mobile phones, several non-duty-paid generators, Iranian origin high speed diesel, hashish and electronics items worth Rs 18.23 million during various raids on different areas of Gwadar during the month of November. According to the details, on the directives of the Deputy Collector Gwadar Junaid Mehmood , operation against smuggling items and smuggled and non-duty paid luxury vehicles is going on in full swing and several raids have been conducted during previous month October and November. Sources told that deputy collector Gwadar constituted a team of Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) under the supervision of Customs Preventive Inspector Wasi us Zaman Khan. The team, during a search operation, intercepted a truck registration no: KB.392 which was going out of the city. During the raids, the customs team impounded different type of computer accessories worth more than Rs 4.26 million, included 50 LED Mlat screen monitors, 25 laptop Acer brand,500 ( 4 GB Laptop RAM) and huge quantity of data cables hard wire worth 4.26 The customs

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arrested three smugglers who were involved in smuggling and registered an FIR against the accused persons and started investigations. Meanwhile, The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation confiscated huge Iranian juices and Iranian floor tiles worth

Rs 6 million. Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Irfan Javed received a tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle large number of Iranian juices and floor tiles from Quetta. He immediately constituted a raiding team.

The team in-charge, Safdar Bahadur and others enhanced surveillance on the Balili check post and started searching of vehicles. During the search operation, the team intercepted truck bearing registration no: KS-2385 which was going out of the Quetta city.

Dc Asma orders to confiscate smuggled generator T

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he Collectorate of Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Asma Hameed ordered to conMiscate smuggled foreign origin generator 60-KVA worth Rs439416. Deputy Collector Asma heard a case Miled by Mainwali Customs Anti Smuggling Organisation (ASO) against Ghulam Khan son of Mansoor khan. She issued Order in Orig-

inal (ONO) in favour of the customs department and ordered to seize the generator under the customs laws. As per details, the ASO team following credible information intercepted truck bearing registration no: LES-7094 and recovered foreign origin generator made in Thailand. On demand, Owner of items could not produce any documentary evidence regarding legal importor lawful possession of the loaded goods, therefore, the trucks were taken into custody along with Gen-

erator for further investigations under Section 168 of the Custom Act 1969 violation of Section 2 (s) read with SRO 566(1) Section 3 of Sales Tax Act 1990, Section 148 of Income Tax Ordinance. Later, the case was forwarded to the Customs Adjudication for further legal action where customs representative Inspector Umar Bhatti argued that the recovered items were brought into the country through an unauthorized route without payment of leviable duty

and taxes and asked the court to issue order for confiscation of the goods. However, the respondents could not defend the allegation of smuggling or produce any documentary evidence before the adjudication. Therefore the deputy collector stated that it was crystal clear that the foreign origin generator was smuggled one and brought into country illegally by evading duty and taxes. Meanwhile, The Customs AntiSmuggling Organization (ASO)

Faisalabad has seized contraband smuggling cloths and tyres and tubes worth Rs15million involving duties and taxes amounting to Rs3.1million. Assistant Collector Shah Samad Hamadani received tip-off that some big quantity of smuggling items are being smuggled. He immediately constituted a team which intercepted a ten-wheeler Hino truck bearing registration N: TAG- 962 near Bypass Bhakkar Road, Jhang.

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he Appraisement West has unearthed huge scam of misusing benefit of sales tax for import of styrene butadiene rubber under SRO 1125(I)/2011, involving short recovery of sales tax and other taxes amounting to Rs61.63 million. Appraisement West Collector Shahnaz Maqbool ordered inquiry into the scam, over which scrutiny of previous imports since 2013 by commercial importers of styrene butadiene rubber availing the benefit was checked which revealed that 53 consignments were imported and cleared through Appraisement West. Earlier, a team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Collector Imran Rasool. Accordingly two consignments declared to contain SBR claiming benefit of under PCT 4002.1900 were detained for detailed scrutiny. Consequently, it has been found that the importers have declared the description as styrene butadiene rubber only and claimed the benefit of sales tax under SRO 1125(I)/2011, which is only extendable to a certain class of styrene butadiene rubber (latex). In accordance with the subject SRO, the

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consignments of styrene butadiene rubber having specified properties of grade 1502 and latex are entitled for benefit of sales tax exemption, whereas no other product classifiable under residual heading of others is entitled the benefit of aforesaid SRO. Therefore, a short recovery of sales tax and other taxes is worked out to Rs6.24 million. Meanwhile, the Customs Collectorate of Appraisement West has generated Rs 11.91 million customs duty, sales tax, income tax and federal exercise duty during the first week of December. Sources told Customs Today that Customs Appraisement West collected Rs 4.32 million customs duty, Rs 2.21 million sales tax, Rs 3.10 million under the head of income tax and Rs 2.28 million federal excise duty in the first week of December. The Customs Collectorate of Appraisement West generated Rs 57.63 million customs duty, sales tax, income tax and federal exercise duty during the month of November, 2017 which include Rs 17.35 million customs duty, Rs

15.46 million sales tax, Rs 12.98 million income tax and Rs 11.84 million federal excise duty. It is necessary to mention here that the Customs Collectorate of Appraisement West has generated Rs 44.81 million customs duties, sales tax, income tax and federal exercise duty during the first three weeks of November 2017, including Rs 14.36 million as customs duty, Rs 11.26 million sales tax, Rs 10.29 million income tax and Rs 8.90 million federal excise duty.

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pmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s narrative on economy

rime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has correctly expressed his apprehensions over political turmoil in the country which he said could cost the nation of foreign investment. However, he said that Pakistan still has the potential to achieve six month growth to its gross domestic product during the current fiscal year until June. The government has already floated international bonds of $2.5 billion and is receiving loans from the financial institutions to bolster the depleting foreign exchange reserves. No doubt the country is passing through a transitional period as corruption cases have been filed against members of the ruling elite and others who allegedly pilfered billions of rupees from the national wealth. The state of economy is not in a good shape despite the fact that all the economic variables are in its favour. The political chaos and the protests by religious groups can definitely keep the foreign investors at bay as no one wants to invest his money in an unstable environment. However, the prime minister should also understand that economic policies have more leverage than the political policies. North Korea provoked its industrial growth during the days of political uncertainty and China is another example of industrial revolution which it achieved in a dictatorial regime. The extra-prolong religious protest in Rawalpindi was the failure of administration and not the failure of the state. The soft-image of the country which was built after great eďŹ&#x20AC;orts has been shattered as the situation was mishandled by the local administration. However, it is the responsibility of the prime minister to monitor the financial aďŹ&#x20AC;airs in the absence of the finance minister which he can do by appointing a financial adviser to brief him on the day to day situation. He cannot handle all the matters all alone as the mandate of the present government will continue till June next year. The unfortunate part of the economy is that, it is almost directionless and this forces the local investors to find foreign destinations for the investment of their money. One fails to understand why business-friendly policies are not adopted in Pakistan. There must be investigations who hinders the implementation of pro-business policies and who opposes the tax relief for the investors.

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non-governmental organization has conducted a study, covering 30 variables to ascertain the future prospects of the country in next 10 years. The study discusses 30 years trends of improvement and decline, forecasting each variable on the basis of 20 years of past data to again assessed the best possible and the worst possible values in 10 years. The study, Pakistan State of Future Index, claims that Pakistan leads the region in future research in public space and that is area where the nation is winning. The report also sees signiMicant growth potentials of in-

ternet and technology which could lead to builds conMidence in the stake holders and decisionmakers to draft policy frameworks for well-being of the people. The State of Future Index, developed by the Millennium Project, is an effort to measure the changing state of the future. The index highlights the national and global conditions and incorporated it in the study conducted by international organizations in 2000. In that study, at least 15 global challenges were identiMied, involving various countries of Asia, Africa and Europe. According to the experts, who launched the project in Pakistan, the study is a useful tool to objectively evaluate the direction and trends of

Pakistan as it supports the decision-making process of key stakeholders, to reach conclusions and achieve optimal results. Newspaper reports suggest that more than 100 citizens participated in the real-time Delphi study and more than 20 academics extended their judgment on the selected variables, including 18 universities across the country. According to a representative of a world organization, the Pakistani politics oscillated between civil and military rules and that the study covers different questions about the shape of the country when it will be hundred years old. The study calls for coordination in various segments of the formal and informal sectors of the

country including participation of the government and non-government organization in studying the future prospects of the country. The launching of the study, which covers possible trends of social and economic sectors of the country during next 10 years, is a good omen as the political uncertainty is leaving little room for the government policymakers to initiate such venture. It is hoped the stakeholders whether in the government or the private sector will go through the study to devise their future course of actions. There are several think tanks working in the private sector and they should also make public their studies about social and economic conditions of the country.

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Railway to increase India-Bangladesh connectivity Saturday December 9, 2017

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DHAKA: Construction of a new rail link between Akhaura, Bangladesh, and Agartala, India, is under way to help cut transit time and costs for shippers. The connectivity will facilitate trade between Bangladesh and the landlocked Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura in the country’s northeast by connecting the two countries rail networks with a 15-kilometer (9.3 mile) link. “Bangladesh has a good market of [agricultural] products to these seven-sister states.

Ireland to fight proposed Eu digital tax on internet giants

Army foils infiltration, drug smuggling attempt AMMAN

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roposals to introduce a tax Miercely opposed by Ireland will be discussed by European Minance ministers meeting in Brussels next week. Tuesday’s meeting about the European digital tax on internet companies’ proMits will be preceded on Monday by a gathering of euro zone Minance ministers at which a new Eurogroup head to replace Jeroen Dijsselbloem will be elected. The former Dutch Minance minister is stepping down from the role in January. But it is the proposals for the digital tax, which would be levied on the sale of big digital players in EU markets, that Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe will be watching more closely than any election. Next year, the European Commission will publish its legisla-

Switzerland updates customs transit procedure he Swiss Federal Council has approved proposed changes to the common transit procedure. The CTP is an international procedure used for the movement of goods between the EU’s member states, the EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland), Turkey, Macedonia, and Serbia. Under the scheme, goods can be transported with a minimum number of formal requirements. It suspends duties and national taxes between the customs territories of the contracting parties. The Swiss Federal Council said that, due to the definitive application of the EU’s Customs Code (UCC) since May 2016, it has become necessary to make a series of administrative and technical adjustments to the Convention on the CTP. –CB Report

tive proposal for new forms of taxation on digital companies. The Irish Government fears this could dramatically reduce the attractiveness of Ireland as a base for many of the world’s biggest technology companies, including Google, Apple, Facebook and LinkedIn, all of which maintain big operations in Ireland. Meanwhile, Calls from Ireland’s European Commissioner Phil Hogan

for Northern Ireland to remain in the EU customs union, even if the rest of the UK is outside, have been dismissed as “a non-starter” and “hysteria” by unionists. Calls from Ireland’s European Commissioner Phil Hogan for Northern Ireland to remain in the EU customs union, even if the rest of the UK is outside, have been dismissed as “a non-starter” and “hysteria” by unionists.

malaysia agrees to extend oil output cuts until end-2018

alaysia will extend its oil production cuts until the end of 2018, in line with its commitment to reduce global supply as part of a deal struck between OPEC and other global oil producers. OPEC and non-OPEC producers led by Russia agreed on Thursday to extend oil output cuts until the end of 2018 as they try to clear a global glut of crude, while still signalling a possible early exit from the

deal if the market overheats. OPEC and Russia combined produce over 40 percent of global oil. “The production adjustments extension is needed to reduce oil inventory to a more reasonable level which will provide stability and sustainability in terms of price, as well as demand and supply,” Abdul Rahman Dahlan, a minister in the prime minister’s department said in a statement. –CB Report

order Guards at the Northern Military Zone, in close coordination with the AntiNarcotics Department (AND) and the Military Security Department, Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge amount of drugs into the country, a military source announced. A military source at the General Headquarters of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army explained that army personnel detected a number of people who were trying to cross into the Kingdom from Syria, adding that the rules of engagement taken in such cases were applied, forcing the inMlators to Mlee back Syria. “After searching the area, the border guards seized 2 bags containing 15,000 Tramadol pills, which were referred to concerned authorities,”

the source said . Meanwhile, Jordan and the UAE on signed 12 agreements, protocols, memoranda of understanding and executive programmes that govern ties between the two countries. The deals were signed in Abu Dhabi at the conclusion of the third session of the Jordan-UAE ministerial committee co-chaired by Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Emirati counterpart, Abdullah Al Nahyan. The deals would contribute to opening wider horizons for cooperation between the two countries, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, said. They included memoranda of understanding on financial and technical cooperation, mutual recognition of conformity certificates and quality mark for products between Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology and the UAE Authority for Standardisation and Metrology. They also include cooperation in the fields of telecommunications.

ADB pledges $150m for energy project

he Asian Development Bank has pledged to donate $150 million USD for the power transmission line from Turkmenistan to Pakistan through Afghanistan. OfMicials from the bank said they will provide technical assistance as well as Minancial assistance to the three countries. “Next year, the ADB hopes to provide support for TAP which is an energy transmission line and connects Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan … Currently, ADB is the largest on budget development partner to Afghanistan. We work in collaboration with other development partners,”

Linda Arthur, head of portfolio unit at the Asian Development Bank, said. The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan power line transmission project will transfer at least 2,000 megawatts of power in the Mirst phase. According to the De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the country’s electricity provider, Afghanistan will receive at least $200 million USD in transmission rights every year. The agreement for the project will be signed between relevant ministries of the three countries at the upcoming RECCA conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, the head of the Breshna, Sherkat Amanullah Ghalib, said. –CB Report

french president calls for migrant smuggling crackdown

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rench President Emmanuel Macron called the trafficking of African migrants a “crime against humanity” on Tuesday as he made his first major address on the continent before a crowd of university students in Burkina

Faso. In a wide-ranging speech that lasted nearly two hours, Macron proposed a crackdown on human smuggling networks between Africa and Europe. The 39-year-old French leader also emphasized his youth, referring to himself as the child of “a generation that has never known Africa as a colonized continent.” He engaged in a lively series of questions with students

afterward. France’s President Emmanuel Macron attends an award ceremony in the courtyard of the Invalides , in Paris, Migrants from throughout West Africa journey to Libya in hopes of making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean to Europe. Video footage broadcast on CNN this month showed the auction and sale of migrant men as slaves in the North

African nation, prompting widespread outrage. Macron said he wants “Africa and Europe to help populations trapped in Libya by providing massive support to the evacuation of endangered people.” He did not elaborate, saying he will formally detail his proposal at a summit of the European Union and the African Union in Ivory Coast on Wednesday.

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KP police hands over three NDP vehicle to Customs House PESHAWAR: The non-duty paid vehicles which were seized by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police handed over to Customs House Peshawar. The sources told Customs Today that three vehicles were seized during routine checking which were loaded with foreign origin cloth for which the Police asked about documents for legal possession of the cloth. The driver failed to produce any paper which can testify the claim for legal ownership of the cloth. Upon which the SHO at Police Station Pahar Pura impounded the cloth and handed over it to the Customs House Peshawar oﬃcials.

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mcc Islamabad’s all stations go surplus with Rs21.08 million cD during november ISLAMABAD TARIQ DERYA

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ll the Customs Stations, working under the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad, earned Rs21.08million surplus Customs Duty (CD) during the month of November Financial Year 2017-18 against the assigned revenue target. All the customs stations were allocated s revenue target of Rs493.60million as CD whereas they received Rs514.68million of CD during the month of November FY1718. According to details given by sources of the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad that, during the month of November FY1718, all the stations, comprising (Islamabad Dry port (IDP), Air Freight Unit (AFU), C. Bond, Unaccompanied Baggage (UAB), Accompanied Baggage (AB), International Mail OfMice (IMO), Rebate Refund Section and Car section working under the umbrella of MCC Islamabad, showed satisfactory performance under the head of CD against the earmarked revenue target. The sources told CT that the Air Freight Unit generated Rs284.778million as CD against the

assigned revenue target of Rs228.61million whereas IDP did Rs244.321million against the allocated target of Rs277.19million of CD for the month of November FY17-18. During above said period, the Car Section of the MCC Islamabad got Rs3.143million against the

earmarked target of Rs2.70million while the C. Bond did Rs0.036million against the assigned revenue target of Rs1.00million of CD for the month of November FY17-18. It was told that the UAB received Rs0.653million revenue against the allocated target of

Rs1.40million under the head of CD whereas it did Rs2.528million of revenue of CD against the earmarked revenue target of Rs2.00million for the month of November FY17-18. Sources added that the IMO collected Rs0.801million under head of CD against the

assigned revenue target of Rs.0.70 million. Source informed CT that, during the month of November FY17-18, the Rebate Refund Section paid Rs21.00million of refunds of CD to exporters while it was allocated Rs20.00million revenue target as CD.

Drug Traﬃcking: Anf registers 1036 cases with 1204 arrests ISLAMABAD

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he year-2017 has witnessed registration of 1063 cases with 1204 arrests of those persons involved in drug trafMicking under a special campaign launched to curb the menace. Presenting a brief account of professional performance of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), ofMicial sources on

said during the year, out of 786 decided cases, 753 cases met conviction, making 96 per cent successful conviction rate. The sources said the Force also seized 31811.85 kg Opium, 7132.2 kg Morphine, 19568.615 kg Heroin, 100436.353 kg Hashish, 386.149 kg Cocaine, 1881.901 kg Amphetamine, 35.893 kg Methamphetamine, 22.768 kg Ecstasy Tablets, 13.805 kg Xanax Tablets, 9.413 kg Diazepam Tablets, 73.5 kg Prazolam Tablets, 57.027 kg Cannabis and Precursor Chemical comprising 917.5 liter Acetic Anhydride, 50594.8 liter Sulfuric

Acid, 4130 liter Hydrochloric Acid and 715 liter Acetone during the period. Moreover, this year ANF has frozen assets worth Rs. 933.42 million, out of which Rs. 21.14 million has been forfeited and Rs. 0.582 million realized. The sources said in year 2017, ANF have undertaken 332 drug abuse prevention and awareness raising activities throughout the country. Regarding drug treatment facilities, the sources said that in addition to existing 145 bedded Drug Treatment Facilities at Islamabad, Quetta and Karachi, ANF was expanding this facility to

178 more beds at Karachi, Sukkur and Peshawar including establishment of 48 bedded Female and Juvenile Drug Treatment Ward within existing Model Addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation Center (MATRC) at Karachi. ANF has provided free drug treatment to 697 drug addicts at its Drug Treatment Centers in year 2017, the sources said and highlighted up-gradation of ANF Balochistan in respect of deployment, intelligence ability, technical capability and mobility with special focus on Gwadar in view of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

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The sources said that menace of drugs was one of the most damaging and life crippling threat for society and ANF was striving for its absolute elimination to achieve goal of Drug Free Society. Meanwhile, listing the steps taken by Anti-Narcotics Force to control smuggling of narcotics in the country, the sources said that number of ANF police stations have been increased from 25 to 29 while deployment of ANF personnel have been made at all international airports, seaports and dry ports to counter narcotics trafMicking through passengers and goods.