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he Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated an awareness campaign for Miling of tax returns. The FBR’s business processes are

re-engineered to cater to the taxpayers’ need. The Mirst time in FBR’s history an auto Mill facility has been introduced for the convenience of the taxpayers’. This capability of IRIS System can now import data of the taxpayers’ from previous available history. According to the details, the FBR has tried its level best to simplify the procedures of Miling the tax return. The tax Miling is no more a laborious task, rather the time taken for each Miling has reduced considerably and the taxpayers will Mind it quite encouraging. A dedicated business domain team of

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IRS has also been notiMied by FBR to ensure that all FBR operations remain functional and responsive. The taxpayers’ are being facilitated 24/7 by FBR help desk as a committed Business Domain Team (IT-Wing). Any issues reported by the taxpayers’ are immediately resolved. The FBR is also sending SMS and email messages to all taxpayers’ reminding them of their legal and social obligation that’s needs to be fulMilled by September 30, 2017. Special initiatives are being taken for educating our taxpayers’ through Social Media (Twitter, Face book, whatsapp) as well as via electronic media (TV Channels, cable networks, radio etc).

FBR takes special initiatives to educate taxpayers, simplifies procedure

North Region surpasses allocated target with Rs439m as all duties & taxes

Hyderabad Customs gets Rs389.206m revenue during 13 days of Sep

Hong Kong Customs combats counterfeit medicines

Customs Intelligence recovers NDP cloth, cosmetics from two containers

The FBR has initiated an awareness campaign for filing of tax returns | SEE PAGE 01 |

Chief Collector North, said the Rs439million surplus amount | SEE PAGE 02 |

The MCC Hyderabad has generated Rs389.206m revenue in 13 days of Sep | SEE PAGE 05 |

HK Customs conducted an anti-counterfeit medicinesoperationonSepttoandsmashed | SEE PAGE 07 |

A team of the Customs I&I has recovered a hue quantity of NDP cloth | SEE PAGE 08 |

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KP NAB recovers Rs100m from PA to Director Land Record Saturday, September 16, 2017

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PESHAWAR: The NAB KP recovered Rs100million from Abdul Rahman, PA to Director Land Record, Board of Revenue Peshawar, after corruption charges leveled against him. During an inquiry, it was revealed that the accused joined the service in the Board of Revenue in the Year 1990 as Junior Clerk. The accused was promoted from time to time and is working now as Stenographer. It was also revealed that the accused purchased and sold more than 30 properties during his service.

North Region surpasses allocated target with Rs439m as all duties & taxes

ISLAMABAD

NAEEM ULLAH TARIQ

TARIQ DERYA

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slamabad High Court relisted M/s Halmore Power Generation for hearing in the coming week. Justice Aamer Farooq was hearing the case. The bench relisted the case for rehearing. M/s Halmore Power Generation had challenged a show cause notice issued by Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue, Islamabad. M/s Halmore Power Generation had filed case against RTO, Islamabad. Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of RTO including commissioner Inland Revenue, deputy commissioner Inland Revenue and Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) were made respondent in the case. M/s Halmore Power Generation had filed the case seeking restrictions for RTO, Islamabad about recovering outstanding tax amount or making any other coercive move prior to courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directions on the issue. M/s Halmore Power Generation also stated that show cause notice mentioning outstanding tax amount was issued with mala-fide intentions. The appellant further prayed the court bar RTO from taking coercive measure to recover the said amount.

arwat Tahira Habib, Chief Collector, Customs North, said the North collected Rs439million surplus amount against the assigned target of all duties and taxes during the month of August Financial Year FY201718. The North Region was allocated Rs3216million target for the month of August FY2017-18 while it earned Rs3655million of all duties and taxes during above said period. This was told by Chief Collector North while talking with Customs Today. She further said the North achieved the set target of August FY17-18 by 25% more collection than the earmarked revenue target. The North got the target of 13% more revenue against the same period of corresponding August FY16-17 under all the heads. The Chief Collector told CT that individually, during August FY1718, the MCC Islamabad generated 25% surplus revenue under all the heads against the earmarked target whereas MCC Islamabad did 34% more revenue against the same period of FY16-17. She added that the MCC Peshawar received 10% more revenue during August FY17-18 against the set target of all duties and taxes while the MCC Peshawar got 25% more revenue than the

IHC relists case filed by Halmore Power Generation challenging verdict

collection of the same period of August 16-17. During FY17-18, the MCC GB earned 5% more revenue than the allocated target for the month of August FY17-18 under all the heads whereas it collected 20%

more revenue against the revenue done during August 16-1. During August before Eid-ul-Azha, the MCC Samberial paid Rs300million Rebate funds to the exporters so that they can buy livestock before Eid,

she maintained. She said the Samberial was earmarked with Rs224million target for Rebate but it paid Rs75million more to facilitate the exporters during the month of August FY17-18.

Addl Collector Saeed issues ONO in favor of FIU Khushab T

KHUSHAB

NAEEM SHEIKH

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he Customs Adjudication Additional Collector Saeed Asad has issued Order in Original (ONO) against the accused person Muhammad Ismail and Asadullah owner of smuggled items. As per the details, Field Investigation Unit (FIU) Superintendent Muhammad Tahir inter-

cepted trailer no: PT-0021 near Mianwali Toll Plaza M.M Road Mianwali loaded with cigarettes 20,000 made in Korea, small cardamom 200 kilograms, foreign origin glasses 7500 pieces, foreign origin solar ceiling fan 195 pieces and asked owner to produce legal documents. He produced different copies of bilities issued by M/s Super Karwan Goods Transport and Company registered Rawalpindi and Al Saad Goods Transport For-

warding Agency. On the spot there was no proper arrangement for physical examination and loading and unloading of the recovers items. According to bilty no: 4459 showing booking of 40 solar fans only. However, he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t produced any others bilty in respect of miscleanous items. Therefore, there exists reasonable belief that recovers goods are smuggled one and brought into country without payment of duty taxes and he has

sold most of goods in local market. Later, the case was sent to the Customs Adjudication for further legal action. Whereas, no one claimed the ownership of the seized foreign origin cigarette before the seizing agency no any written reply to the show cau notice has been received. As far the seizes foreign origin small cardamom and glasses the claimants have shown their willingness to pay duty taxes on the seize good which amount to confiscation.

Hence, foreign origin solar fans owner submitted copies of import documents with bilties and sales taxes invoices issued by importer. The department representative could not produced the documents. Therefore Additional Collector Adjudication Muhammad Saeed Asad issued order in original ( ONO ), No, 21/2017 on 5-8-2017. It is also ordered to be confiscated foreign origin cigarettes according to customs laws.

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he MCC Hyderabad has generated Rs389.206million revenue during 13 days of September FY2017-18. The Hyderabad MCC collected Rs108.297million as Customs Duty, Rs269.250million of Sales Tax, Rs1.500million as Federal Excise Duty (Special FED) and Rs10.159million of With Holding Tax (WHT) during the abovementioned period. The Customs House Hyderabad expects to achieve millions of rupees as Customs Duty (CD), Sales Taxes (ST), Federal Excise Duty (FED) and With Holding Tax (WHT). The major tax sources include unit of Sukkur (OMC & Rima cooking oil) SWH, Sukkur Directorate, Sukkur Dry Port, Hyderabad Bonded Ware House, State Ware House, Export Hyderabad and KPR (Zero Point) Huffaz Seamless Pipe Industries, Crescent Steel, Omni Polymer Industries and Pakistan State Oil. The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Hyderabad also took into possession NonDuty-Paid vehicles including four oil tankers filled with170,000 liter of smuggling Iranian High Speed Diesel (HSD), foreign origin NonDuty-Paid cigarettes of different brands including Pine Light of Korea, Reds Virgin of England, foreign origin cloths and other contraband items. The computer sets, CPUs of Dell, hard discs,

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different GB DVDs, laptops and other items worth millions of rupees were also seized during three months of June/July/ August 2017-18. The ASO conMiscated worth Rs44251.34million different goods. Under the supervision of Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, Aamer Nawaz Hamid, Deputy Collector Baasit Hussain (HQ) Deputy Collector Dry Port Zam Zam Aman, Principal Appraiser Mashuq Ali Panhwar, Appraiser Ashir, Appraiser

Tabassum and Superintendent Statistical Revenue played an important role in the revenue collection, ofMicials said. They added that the anti-smuggling campaign is in full swing in the region following the guidelines of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq in order to enhance the revenue generation. It is necessary to mention here that the Customs Collectorate Hyderabad is using all available resources to recover the outstanding dues from tax defaulters and also taking necessary steps to receive more revenue to meet the collection target set for FY2017/18. Meanwhile, the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Hyderabad impounded smuggling goods including non-duty-paid vehicles, cloths, HSD diesel, tyres and tubes, table lamps, auto-parts, power cable, HP computer CPUs and other contraband cigarettes, medicines and electronic items worth Rs45million from it Hyderabad, Sukkur and n a e at th g h t Larkana-Jacobabad during n i d w e ll s dd August 2017-18. s in fu i They a n g i e mpa h a t Following the instruction of c g g n n i li low of Hyderabad Customs Collecsmugg d on fol i r g a e o r ral B e tor Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq in the d e F q e la s of th under the supervision of Ador Akh e t c n i e l l l e guid ditional Collector Amir and Co ance (FBR) to enh e r u e n d Nawaz Hamid, the ASO conr e o n Rev i q tta ducted various operations to ation d Kha gener e Ahma u protect the country from inMlan e v e r the tion and decline of progress.

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EDITORIAL

Looming economic challenges

According to a report appearing in Bloomberg, the government was struggling to repair the economic damages caused by disqualification of prime minister Nawaz Sharif when US President Donald Trump’s comments came as bolt from the blue, accusing Pakistan of harboring groups which are allegedly involved in terrorist activities in Afghanistan. The current account deficit tripled the size in the final quarter of the last financial year ended in June, amid fears of looming economic slump across the country. The foreign exchange reserves have declined by a quarter for the last ten months. As political turmoil is intensifying with every passing day, the general elections are less than one year apart and socalled financial stability achieved by the country during Nawaz government has begun to fade. Economists fear the country would have to negotiate for another loan program with International Monetary Fund. The potential investors are spooked by the political and economic deterioration and the index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange has entered the bear zone. The government is struggling to maintain the value of rupee at certain level despite pressures from the local businessmen and foreign donor agencies. Earlier, depreciation of rupee by 3.1 percent prompted Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to replace the State Bank governor. The country is not able to abandon its control over the value of the rupee and let it fall to the lowest ebb. According to foreign and local financial experts, the macroeconomic vulnerabilities have started building up again due to some domestic factors. The sole pressure on the government is lose its grip on the exchange-rate stability. According to them, the exchange-rate management has been politicized which contributed in enhancement of trade deficit and weakened the macroeconomic outlook. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has also ruled out any chance by his government to devalue currency and stressed the need for increasing exports and decreasing imports to fix the widening trade deficit. Reports suggest Pakistan’s currency has been eﬃciently maintained at stable level in Asia since 2014 against the dollar. The economists expect the country would achieve economic growth target of 6 percent for the year ending June next year. According to a foreign lending agency, the nation’s annual current account deficit may reach 5 percent of the economy and the gap is more than the double compared with 1.5 percent in India and 1.9 percent in Indonesia.

Pak-Chinese cooperation P

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DR AFTAB AFZAL

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akistan China friendly relations are the best example of cooperation and diplomacy between the two countries which are not only different by culture, religion and ethnicity, but also by race. The two countries have been enjoying cordial relations for the last more than half a century and still heading towards closer cooperation in various Mields of the economy. The recent mega project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a kind of international initiative and is appreciated by the world powers despite reservations. The regional countries like Iran,

Afghanistan and central Asian states as well as Russia are taking keen interest in the initiative and want to be part of it. However, when Pakistani and Chinese ofMicials sign an agreement, the both sides should review the situation on the ground and the pacts should not be signed in the way to harm the interest of any of the country. It should be a win-win situation for the two nations. Some circles in Islamabad are considering revisiting certain sections of the free trade agreement which can create doubts in the mind of any side. China is making huge investment in Pakistan and obviously would like to take lion share of the proMit. Meanwhile, over 150 top-level

Chinese machinery manufacturing companies are taking part in the China Mechanical and Electrical Machinery Expo 2017. According to Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Wang Zihai, the mega trade exhibition is a brainchild of the business community of the two countries and is being regarded as Gateway to E-commerce in the country. The exhibition is currently going on in the Lahore Expo Centre and hopefully will establish closure liaison between corporate sectors of the two countries. It is hoped the exhibition will attract Chinese investment in machinery manufacturing sector in Pakistan. The participating companies are

showcasing their products and are seeking investment partners in Pakistan to launch joint ventures in key economic sectors. It is also a good opportunity for the Pakistani entrepreneurs to get inspiration from Chinese investors and take knowhow about the latest technology. China has appeared as the manufacturing hub of the world and is trying to shift from light industry to heavy manufacturing sector. It will be a good option for the Pakistani officials and businessmen not only to establish joint ventures, but also persuade the Chinese entrepreneurs to shift their units in Pakistan where cheap and qualified labour is already available.

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Switzerland GDP disappoints in Q2 Saturday September 16, 2017

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BERN: Switzerland’s economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the three months to June as growth provided by the financial sector and hotels was offset by “sluggish” growth for trade and public administration. Gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent quarter on quarter in the three months to June, according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, coming in below economists’ estimates compiled by Reuters of 0.5 per cent growth. The hotel and catering industry grew 3.4 per cent and the financial sector grew 2.7 per cent in the second quarter, while trade contracted 0.2 per cent and public administration slipped 0.1 per cent, characterised by by the secretariat as “sluggish”.

Hong Kong Customs combats counterfeit medicines

CIMB Group buys Jupiter Securities for RM55m KUALA LUMPUR

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ong Kong Customs conducted an anti-counterfeit medicines operation on Sept to and smashed a syndicate suspected of storing and supplying counterfeit medicines and controlled pharmaceutical products. Fourteen persons were arrested in the operation which was conducted in Tsing Yi, Kwai Chung, Hung Hom and Wong Tai Sin. About 2,700 pills of suspected counterfeit medicines and 92,000 pills of suspected controlled medicines were seized with an estimated market value of about 2.05 million Hong Kong dollars (262,215.55 U.S. dollars). Customs ofMicers on Sept. 5 arrested a 59year-old man who was suspected of supplying counterfeit medicines to drug stores and seized about 90,000 pills of suspected counter-

Qatar braces for deep cuts in spending atar’s financial woes are set to aggravate further as sanctions imposed by four Arab countries began to hit its economy harder and faster amid warnings by major rating agencies that the Gulf state has to slash its capital spending on projects and infrastructure. The impending spending cuts would a further setback for Qatar, which has to spend billions of dollars as it prepares to host the soccer World Cup in 2022, analysts said. Fitch, the latest global credit rating agency to raise the alarm over the dismal economic prospects faced by the country beset by regional isolation and falling oil revenues, predicted on Monday that the Qatari government’s net foreign assets would fall to 146 per cent of gross domestic product this year from 185 per cent last year, as the government moves money into local banks to oﬀset outflows due to the sanctions. –CB Report

feit medicines and controlled medicines in his premises in Tsing Yi. A 49-year-old woman in the premises was also arrested. In the operation, customs ofMicers raided seven drug stores for selling or possessing suspected counterfeit medicines and arrested 12 men. The customs would continue to give priority to the combat of counterfeit medicines with stringent enforcement, Customs Di-

visional Commander Chow Wai-Tong said at a press conference. The customs will also continue to cooperate closely with relevant government departments and organizations in keeping close track of the market, Chow added. Customs reminds traders that the selling of counterfeit medicines is a serious crime and offenders are liable to criminal sanctions.

Singapore, Indonesia sign MOUs, launch stamps to mark 50th year of bilateral ties

ingapore and Indonesia on signed a slew of agreements on education as well as disaster relief, as both nations commemorated Mive decades of diplomatic relations. The signing of the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) were witnessed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, after they held talks at the Istana. Both leaders also unveiled a joint stamp issue featuring

corals found in both countries. Mr Widodo is in Singapore for a two-day visit which began on Wednesday to attend the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat. One of the MOUs signed is on disaster risk management between the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Indonesian National Disaster Management Authority, with both sides agreeing to step up exchange of knowledge and expertise, among others. –CB Report

IMB Group Holdings Bhd is expanding its stockbroking operation as it purchases an entire stake in Jupiter Securities for RM55 million. CIMB Group said it has entered into a sale and share agreement with a conditional share purchase agreement with the shareholders of Jupiter Securities for the proposed acqusition. The banking group said the proposed acquisition is a strategic initiative in connection with its proposed partnership with China Galaxy International Financial Holdings Ltd, wherein Jupiter Securities will be the platform for the partnership’s Malaysia operations. “The completion of the proposed acquisition is subject to among others, approval from the relevant regulatory authorities,” it said in its Miling to Bursa Malaysia.

China Galaxy International is a subsidiary of China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd. CIMB Group said the purchase consideration was arrived at after taking into consideration, among others, the consolidated net assets of Jupiter Securities and the realisable beneMit of the unutilised tax losses and unabsorbed capital allowances carried forward of Jupiter Securities and its subsidiaries. “The purchase consideration is subject to completion audit adjustment, if any,” it said. Jupiter Securities is a subsidiary of Olympia Industries Bhd. The subsidiaries of Jupiter Securities are JS Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd, JS Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd, Jupiter Equities Sdn Bhd and Jupiter Research Sdn Bhd. Meanwhile, Malaysia’s total trade soared to RM1.008 trillion in the Mirst seven months of 2017, up 22.7% from a year earlier, said the international trade and industry ministry (Miti). “(The) expansion was supported mainly by trade with Asean, China, the United States.

French trade deficit widens

he French trade deMicit widened in July, as imports grew faster than exports, data from the customs ofMice showed Thursday. The trade shortfall rose to EUR 5.97 billion in July from EUR 4.88 billion in June. In the corresponding month of 2016, the trade deMicit was EUR 3.97 billion. Exports rose 0.5% monthover-month in July, reversing a 2.6% fall in the prior month. Imports rebounded strongly by 3.1% from June, when it dropped by 2.1%. Annually, both exports and imports grew by 5.6% and 9.7%, respectively. Meanwhile, Exports of French

wine and spirits have risen by 12% to €6 billion in the Mirst six months of the year, driven by a rebound in wine sales and the continued strong performance of Cognac, the Fédération des Exportateurs de Vins & Spiritueux (FEVS) has revealed. FEVS reported that wine exports rose by 13% in value to €4 billion, and by 5% in volume to 69 million cases, in the Mirst six months of 2017, according to Migures released last week. All wine styles experienced a rise with sparkling wine up 10% in volume and 13% in value, and still wines up 5% in volume and 13% in value. –CB Report

Jordan border crossing with Iraq opens in major boost to ties

BAGHDAD

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ordan ofMicially opened its main border crossing with Iraq on Wednesday (August 30) for the Mirst time since 2015, now that Iraqi forces have gained control of the main highway to Baghdad from Islamic State (ISIS) militants, both

governments said. “It is very important, this is a sign for peace,” said Mohammed al-Halboosi, the Mayor of Anbar Province.” “The border was closed when ISIS (Islamic State) enter our province and our country, now we are with the Jordan government, open the border again, that means this is a letter for peace all of the world.” “We will do our best to start the

movement of vehicles and traveling between Iraq and Jordan,” he added. Iraqi troops pulled out of the Tureibil post, on the 180 km (110 mile) border, in the summer of 2014 after the militants secured nearly all the ofMicial crossings of the western frontier as they swept through a third of the country. Commercial trafMic continued for a year after until Iraq launched an

offensive in July 2015 to reclaim the predominately Sunni Anbar province and deprive the militants of funds raised from truck drivers forced to pay a tax on cargo coming in from Jordan. OfMicials have said that customs and border arrangements have been Minalized, with security measures in place to ensure the 550 km highway from the border to Baghdad was safe.

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Multan Customs impounds NDP vehicle from DG Khan MULTAN: Customs Intelligence and Investigation has impounded foreign origin smuggled vehicle worth Rs.3 million from Dera Ghazi Khan in their action. According to details, Customs Intelligence and Investigation received information that foreign origin vehicle will be smuggled through Dera Ghazi Khan Region to Multan. Deputy Director Khial Muhammad Khan formed special teams including Inspector Muhammad Umer, Inspector Sheikh Arshad, Zulﬁqar Ali and others to thwart any attempt of smuggling.

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Customs Intelligence recovers non-duty paid cloth, cosmetics from two containers LAHORE M HAYAT

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team of the Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has recovered a hue quantity of non-duty paid cloth and cosmetics from two containers which were coming from Karachi. Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Rubab Sikandar received information that two distributors of Shah Alam Market, Saeed Khan and Jalal Khan, brought a huge quantity of non-duty paid cloth and cosmetics through two containers. She immediately constituted a team under the supervision of Superintendent Saleemullah Khan, Intelligence OfMicer Agha Sultan, Hamid Babar, Nadeem Ahsan and Sohail Murtaza. The team established check post near Shera Kot and started checking vehicles. The Customs Intelligence team intercepted two containers and recovered tooth pastes, cosmetics and cloth. The team asked the driver of the containers to show legal documents regarding import and transportation of the items but they remained failed to show any legal documents.

Sources told that it was revealed during initial investigations that both containers were cleared through mis-declaration. Customs Intelligence and Investigation team

impounded both containers and after registering a case against accused person started further investigations. It is necessary to mention here that Customs Intelligence and Inves-

tigation department already expedited their efforts to curb smuggling attempts in the region. Due to comprehensive strategy adopted by Customs Intelligence and Investigation

there is marginable decrease is being witnessed in the smuggling attempts in and around the region. Recently Customs I&I teams foiled many attempts of smuggling.

4000 drug addicts treated at rehabilitation center of ANF KARACHI

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ecretary Ministry of Narcotics Control Iqbal Mahmood here on Wednesday visited the AntiNarcotics Force’s 35-bed Modern Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (MATRC), Humak. The Operations Commander of the Center gave a detailed presentation of the

working of the center and the future planned initiatives. It was informed that the center was established in 2005 and since then more than 4,000 drug addicts have been treated and have returned to the society as sober individuals. It was also highlighted that the center lacked permanent staff and was currently being run by volunteers and the center was hosted in a rented accommodation. The Operations Commander expressed view that with the provision of permanent staff and accommodation, the center would be upgraded and the number of ad-

dicts treated could be doubled. The Secretary Narcotics Control appreciated the efforts of the ANF despite meager resources. He said that ANF was working for a national cause and safeguarding the interests of future generation. He offered his full support for resolution of the issues and asked for proposals for future action. Meanwhile, The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has recovered 17.22 kilograms of drugs and 700 kilograms of prohibited chemical worth Rs36 million in international market, while arrested 21 drug peddlers and seized six vehi-

cles in 18 counter-narcotics operations conducted across the country. The arrested offenders also include seven drug suppliers involved in supply of drugs among the students of academic institutions as ANF’s special drive focusing on apprehension of elements involved in supplying drugs to educational institutions, a press release said. The recovered drugs comprised 14.5kg hashish, 1.7kg heroin, 700gram opium, 100gram Amphetamine and 20gram cocaine, while prohibited chemical includes 350kg acetic anhydride and 350kg suspected chemical.

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According to details, ANF Rawalpindi intercepted a Honda Accord car near Monal Down Town, Murree Road, Saddar, Rawalpindi and recovered 400gram hashish from possession of an accused, Muhammad Adil Sohail, resident of Rawalpindi. As per preliminary reports, he was also involved in supply of drugs to the students of academic institutions. In another operation, ANF Rawalpindi intercepted a Honda car near Bahria Town, Islamabad and recovered 3.6kg hashish and 100gram Amphetamine during search of the car.