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ollector Customs Gul Rehman at the Customs House Peshawar has said different auction cells have achieved the targets for which hard-work has been followed by the Collector Customs at the MCC Peshawar. Collector Customs Gul Rehman said this while talking with the Customs ofOicials at the

Customs House Peshawar on Wednesday. He appreciated the role of various auction cells in adding valuable revenue to the net of tax collection of the Customs House Peshawar. The Kohat Auction Cell of the Model Customs Collectorate Peshawar has generated Rs108.69million revenue during previous FY2016-17 in which it collected Rs81.18million revenue by auctioning off miscellaneous goods and Rs16.72million ST applied on items. The Kohat Auction Cell

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earned Rs9.44million as A.I.T and Rs1.35million of FED. The Intelligence & Investigation Auction Cell got Rs114.18million during the same time period in which it did Rs94.07million by selling various items while Rs19.50million was collected as applied ST during FY2106-17. The Recovery Cell received Rs7.69million in which it did a duty of Rs3.95million by selling miscellaneous goods, Rs3.95million by collecting CD and Rs2.64million by generating ST.

Collector Peshawar to meet targets by various auction cells’

Hyderabad Customs collects Rs692.218 million revenue

Sarwat wishes a happier Eid with extra collection of Rs1029 million

Customs and Border Protection agents seizes tiger cub at US-Mexico border

‘Increase in exports is an encouraging indicator for economy’

Collector Gul Rehman at the Customs House Peshawar has said diﬀerent auction | SEE PAGE 01 |

The Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad has received Rs692.218million | SEE PAGE 02 |

ChiefCollector,wishesallCustomsDepttand businesscommunityahappierEid-ul-Azha | SEE PAGE 05 |

An“illegally-traﬃcked”Bengal tiger cub was seized at the Otay Mesa Port | SEE PAGE 07 |

The Exports Section of the MCC Islamabad earned Rs870.53 million | SEE PAGE 08 |

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ASO impounds truck loaded with coriander seeds Friday, September 1, 2017

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FAISALABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Faisalabad has confiscated the contraband coriander seeds worth Rs495000 involving duties and taxes amounting to Rs367274 besides impounding a Mazda truck worth Rs800000. Deputy Collector Usman Tariq received a tip-off that a huge quantity of coriander seeds was being smuggled. He immediately constituted a team which intercepted the Mazda truck with registration No: FDK-4580. The officials recovered 5,500 kilograms of foreign origin coriander seeds. The item was being transported from Peshawar to Faisalabad and Lahore.

Hyderabad Customs collects Rs692.218 million revenue

Quetta Customs recovers huge quantity of NDP goods, narcotics KARACHI

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WAQAR AHMED ANSARI

ASLAM ANJUM QURESHI

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he Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad has received Rs692.218million revenue during the last week of August 2017-18. Hyderabad collectorate has generated a Customs Duty of Rs124.935million, Sales Tax of Rs552.703million, Special Federal Excise Duty (FED) on Imports Rs1.750million and With Holding Tax of Rs12.830million during the last week of August 2017-18. The major tax sources include unit of Sukkur (OMC & Rima cooking oil) SWH, Sukkur Directorate Sukkur Dry Port, Hyderabad Bonded Warehouse, State Ware House, Export Hyderabad and KPR (Zero Point) Huffaz Seamless Pipe Industries, Crescent Steel, Omni Polymer Industries and Pakistan State Oil. The Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad, Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO), also impounded Non-Duty-Paid vehicles including three oil tankers Oilled with110,000 liter of smuggling Iranian High Speed Diesel I (HSD), foreign origin Non-Duty-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, different GB DVDs, laptops and other items worth million of rupees were

ustoms Intelligence and Investigations continued its action against smuggling during the first 20 days of August. According to the details, Customs Intelligence and Investigations seized a large number of smuggled items worth Rs 9.9 million. During the first week of August, the Customs Intelligence Quetta seized 22,000 liter of smuggled Iranian diesel and 200 boxes of grease worth Rs 1.4 million. While during the second week, the Customs I&I seized 2,000 bottles of Iranian juices and Iranian grease worth Rs 2 million. Sources said that during third week of August, Customs Intelligence seized different items which included Iranian diesel, Iranian juices, huge quantity of non duty paid mobile phones, electronics items, fake number plates and different other things worth Rs 6.7 million. While during the start of last week of August, the Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation seized 1000 boxes of Irani brake oil and 10,000 meter of Indian silk cloth valued Rs4.3 million. These seized items were set to be smuggled into different cities of Pakistan.

also seized during the two months of June/July 2017-18. Under the supervision of Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, Deputy Collector Dry Port Zam Zam Aman, Principal Appraiser Mashuq Ali Panhwar, Appraiser Ashir and Superintendent Statistical Revenue

played an important role in the revenue collection, ofOicials said. They added that the anti-smuggling campaign is in full swing in the region following the direction of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq in order to enhance the revenue gen-

eration. 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 generate more revenue to meet the collection target set for FY2017/18.

Peshawar SWH earns Rs10.056 million T

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he State Ware House Peshawar has generated an amount of Rs10.056million during 24 days of August for MCC Peshawar during the current Financial Year. The sources told Customs Today on Thursday at the Customs House Peshawar that Rs6.026million Customs Duty was collected from 1st of August to 24th of August 2017-18.

The total ST received by the SWH Peshawar was Rs2.3293million whereas Rs5.903million was received by auctioning off miscellaneous goods till 24th of August FY 2017-18. The goods impounded were sold in auction which was facilitated by Pakistan Customs at the Customs House Peshawar in which not only goods were auctioned but drugs were also destroyed. The SWH Peshawar, situated in MCC Peshawar, also earned Rs0.7073million as A.I.T on items

from August 1st till 24th of August 2017-18. The sources said the concept of Ware House Digitization

helps Customs supply goods in a better market in order to make more revenue which will indeed be

spent to enhance the customs collecting tools. The sources showed trust that new Collector Customs Gul Rehman at the Customs House Peshawar is known for zero tolerance towards the misuse of authority, and the Customs House Peshawar has been replaced by a brilliant FBR ofOicer. There has been Rs2.7million increase in the revenue collection as compared with Rs7.356million revenue collected from August 1 till 24th of August FY2016-2017.

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arwat Tahira Habib, Chief Collector North, wishes all Customs Department and business community a happier Eid-ul-Azha. The Customs North Region, comprising four Model Customs Collectorates including MCC Islamabad, MCC Samberial, MCC Peshawar and MCC Gilgit Baltistan (GB), collected extra revenue of Rs1029million of All Duties and Taxes during the 1st of July to 25th of August Financial Year FY2017-18 against the collection of corresponding days, month and Oinancial year FY16-17. The North Region earned Rs4981.26million as all taxes during above said period of FY2017-18 while it did Rs3952.89million during previous period of FY16-17. According to details given by Sarwat Tahira Habib, Chief Collector North, while talking with Customs Today during an exclusive Interview that she will celebrate Eidul-ul-Fitr at Mirpur which is her native city. She said on this auspicious event of Eidul-Azaha she extends her heartfelt Eid greetings to the trader community and the employees of the Customs North Region of all four Model Customs Collectorates. In her message, the Chief Collector urged all the ofOicials and staff members to perform their duties with devotion. She appreciated the overall performance of the ofOicials/staff of the North Region during Fiscal Year 2016-17. She hoped that the ofOicials/staff will work more devotedly during the next Oiscal year 2017-18 also. She assured them of her full cooperation in performing their ofOicial duties.

She praised the staff of the Islamabad collectorate who, during July 1st to August 25th FY2017-18, generated Rs152.26million extra revenue under the head of all duties and taxes against the same period of FY16-17. During one month and 25 days of FY17-18, the MCCI received Rs1911.55million under all the taxes whereas it did Rs1759.29million during the same period of last FY2016-17 under the same head. She told CT that, during above said period of FY17-18, the MCC Peshawar collected Rs763.64 million extra revenue of all the taxes against the revenue of all duties and taxes against corresponding period of FY16-17. During a month and 25 days of FY17-18, the MCC Peshawar earned Rs2793.81 million under the above same head while it did

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Rs2030.17 million of all the taxes during the same period of FY16-17. Sarwat Tahira Habib told CT that, during initial one month and 25 days of FY17-18, the Collectorate of Samberial paid less rebate of Rs56.82million against the same period of corresponding FY16-17 of all the taxes. During above period of FY17-18, Samberial paid Rs314.11million whereas it paid Rs370.93million during the Oirst one month and 25 days of FY16-17 of all the duties and taxes. She further told that, during July 1st to 25th of August FY17-18, the MCC GB collected extra revenue of Rs55.65million as all taxes against the same period of last FY16-17. The GB earned Rs590.01million of all taxes during above said period of FY17-18 whereas it did revenue of Rs534.36million under the same head during the corresponding period of FY2016-17. Meanwhile, The Customs North Region, which consists of four Model Customs Collectorates (MCCs) including MCC Islamabad, MCC Samberial, MCC Peshawar and MCC Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), generated extra revenue worth Rs295.65million during the Oirst 25 days of August Financial Year (FY) 2017-18 as All Duties and Taxes against the collection of corresponding period of FY2016-17 under the same head. According to details explained by sources of the North Region that, during above said period of FY17-18, the North earned Rs2530.24million of all taxes whereas it did Rs2234.59million of all taxes during the same period of FY16-17.

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EDITORIAL

Matter of low tax returns

ccording to newspaper reports, at least 15,116 companies have paid no tax in financial year 2016-17 due to various valid or invalid reasons. A total of 1.2 million taxpayers are registered with the Federal Board of Revenue and regularly file their returns, among which 30,875 are from the corporate sector. The total number of companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan is 81,493, but 15,116 have failed to pay anything to the government.The problem starts with blind applications of laws which not only slows down the economic progress but also discourages the genuine taxpayers to file the returns. The profit and loss is the integral part of any business organization and a mechanism is required to deal with loss-making enterprises which need a fair chance to function without oppression and suppression. The situation on the ground is always different from the situation in theory. The problem of tax collection is chronic and could not be solved in one go. If there are loss-making organizations, there are others which make huge profits throughout the year but are not willing to pay anything to the nation. In the prevailing situation, the government needs to make a three-pronged strategy to increase its revenue collections. First, it will have to slash tax rates and the number of taxes which are applied across the board without realizing that the effort will backfire at the end. When tax approach is unrealistic, a taxpayer will shy of giving anything to the government. Second, a systematic approach and procedure is required to increase the tax net as squeezing the genuine taxpayers will slow down economic activities in the country. Third, a fair coordination is necessary between government officials and the entrepreneurs which should not be exploited from any side. The blind application of laws not only slows down economic activities, but also curtails the volume of tax collections. Therefore, the marginal rate of tax needs to be slashed and efforts should be made to broaden the tax base. To increase the tax compliance, there is a need to launch capacity building programmes for tax officials and tax collection procedure also needs to be simplified.

Trump exposed himself T

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DR AFTAB AFZAL

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he recent tumultuous events within and outside the country could leave serious implications on the national economy. The announcement by US President Donald Trump has not only jeopardized the chances of peace in Afghanistan but also in the region. It is always said that little knowledge is dangerous thing and that is what Mr Trump as exposed in himself by announcing a perfunctory statement, accusing Pakistan of harbouring terrorists in its land. The statement shows that Indian lobby is proactive in Afghanistan to use it as a base to launch ter-

rorism and insurgency in Pakistan, and is also injecting money and every other thing in Washington to mislead the US ofOicials on the ground situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mr Trump has miserably failed in his home front within a few months of taking over the ofOice of the US president and now the botched foreign policy has exposed the level of his wisdom and credibility. The diatribe against Pakistan is uncalled for which has lost 70,000 people andincurred $100 billion losses in economic terms in the US war on terror. One cannot expect thanklessness to this extent from the ofOicial of a country which is the harbinger of civil liberties, democracy and the

world economy. Against the uncalled for statement, the world capitals, including Beijing, Moscow and Tehran voiced concern over the ignorance of Mr Trump and urged him to admit the sacriOices made by the Pakistan army and the people in the so-called war on terrorism. Mr Trump is now planning to send another 4,000 troops to Afghanistan without giving a timetable for withdrawal. The blistering attack on Pakistan will further send the two countries apart and his claim that US paid Pakistan billions of dollars is nothing more than a bluff. Pakistan is not housing any terrorist and it is not even in our national interest. Pakistan as a country

wants peace and stability and rejects terrorism. All the concentration of the government is on economy though it is not capable of exploiting the potentials of business opportunities which are knocking the door of the country. The main problem is India which wants to cripple Pakistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy and its political stability through its agents in media organizations, lawyers community and political parties. It is time the Indian leadership come out of its paranoid approach, stop hatching conspiracies against Pakistan and accept the country as a reality. Mr Trump should also get some sort of brieOing on foreign affairs and accept the role and sacriOices of Pakistan in the war on terror.

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Sri Lanka’s Colombo container transhipment up 5.8% Friday September 1, 2017

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Colombo port handled 2.95 million containers, up 6.1 percent from a year earlier, with transhipment volumes up 58 percent to 2.24 million twenty foot equivalent units, official data showed. In June transhipment volumes rose 5.3 percent 381,927 TEUs in June from a year ealier. Total containers handled rose 4.3 percent to 501,205 TEUs. Ships calling at Colombo fell by 70 to 2,408. Sri Lanka has been attracting larger ships after China Merchant Holdings opened a deep draught terminals. China’s Colombo International Container Terminal is a key driver of growth.

US Customs seizes tiger cub near at Mexico border

Indonesian firm to pump in $1b to Vietnam coal port JAKARTA/HANOI

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n “illegally-trafOicked” Bengal tiger cub was seized at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry at the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities announced Thursday. Customs and Border Protection ofOicials said: “On August 23, at about 1:30 a.m., an 18-year-old man arrived at the Otay Mesa port of entry driving a 2017 Chevy Camaro, with a 21-year-old man in the passenger seat. The CBP ofOicer conducting the inspection referred the vehicle and occupants for further inspection. CBP officers searched the vehicle and discovered a tiger cub lying on the floor of the front passenger side. Officers removed the tiger cub from the vehicle and placed it in an animal crate until agents from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service responded to the border crossing.”

Ukraine streamlines tax administration he Government of Ukraine has approved a draft law that will enable taxpayers to pay taxes, fees, and the social tax through a single tax account. According to a recent announcement by the Ministry of Finance, taxpayers will be given the choice of opening the single tax account from which they can pay a variety of taxes and levies, including income tax, corporate tax, social tax, the rent fee, environmental tax and numerous other taxes and fees set by the Tax Code. However, taxpayers will be unable to use the system to pay value-added tax and excise tax on fuel, which are already administered through a dedicated electronic system. The ministry said that the single tax account will significantly reduce compliance costs for taxpayers, and reduce the number of erroneous tax returns. –CB Report

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the driver – identified as Luis Eudoro Valencia, of Perris — was arrested and faces smuggling charges. Valencia, who officials said “failed to declare the cub” to agents, stated that “he had purchased the tiger for $300 from an individual he encountered walking a full-sized tiger on a leash in Tijuana.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office added: “All species of tigers are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act,

and are protected under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. To legally import an endangered species into the United States requires a permit from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the importation must be accompanied by a Declaration Form 3-177 filed with Fish & Wildlife. According to the complaint, the defendant lacked the required permit and did not file the required declaration.”

Norway’s Labour calls for debate on oil tax regime

orway should review its generous tax regime on oil drilling because of climate change, the opposition Labour party said on Monday, three weeks before a parliamentary election which opinion polls suggest it is on course to win. Labour’s Marianne Marthinsen, a member of parliament’s Finance Committee, told daily Aftenposten that Western Europe’s top oil producer should look at changing rules

that allow oil Oirms to reclaim costs of “failed exploration campaigns”. She later told Reuters that Labour did not have “any intentions of making changes in the oil taxation regime in the next parliament’s term”, but wanted to hold a broad discussion about climate policy risk for the Norwegian economy. “The taxation regime is one of many risk factors that naturally belongs to such a discussion,” she added. –CB Report

ndonesian Oirm Intra Asia Indonesia has entered a deal to build a coal import port in southern Vietnam, local reports said. The project will involve a $1bn investment to build a port with capacity of 15m to 20m tons of coal per year. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Intra Asia and Hong Pat Coal and Resources is aimed a cutting the logistics costs of coal imports from Indonesia. Intra Asia president director Justin Lim and Hong Pat Coal and Resources chairman Phan Ngo To Hong signed the deal. “The port will especially be used for cargo and logistics that will serve exports and imports between Indonesia and Vietnam, particularly coal,” said Intra Asia Indonesia commissioner LutOi Ismail.LutOi said con-

struction of the port would facilitate the sustainability of coal exports from Indonesia to Vietnam, and would help fuel power plants in the country.Indonesia aims to export 4.5m tons of coal to Vietnam this year, said LutOi. “We hope that the cooperation will boost Indonesian coal exports to Vietnam,” he added. According to Vietnam Customs numbers, Vietnam imported 7.92m tons of coal in the Oirst seven months of this year, with Electricity Vietnam (EVN) alone importing 5m tons. The Oigure is expected to increase to 11m tons by 2020 and 19m tons by 2025. This is set to rise even further as seven major thermal power plants have been planned for the Mekong Delta region alone and demand from these is set to rise to 43m tons per year by 2030. However, many Vietnamese sea ports are ill suited for coal import, being mostly shallow draft, and capable for receiving only relatively small parcels of 50,000 to 60,000 tons, raising shipping costs.

Greece e-commerce turnover rises

urnover of e-commerce in Greece is on the rise, according to Oigures from European association Ecommerce Europe. More speciOically, turnover in Greece increased to 4.5 billion euros last year from 3.8 billion euros in 2015. According to the General Secretariat for Trade and Consumer Protection, this rise conOirms both Greek consumers’ growing conOidence in online markets and the increasing participation of Greek retailers in e-commerce. The latest Oigures were presented to Parliament a few days ago by the General Secretariat as part of an audit.

According to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the leftist-led government is promoting a draft law that will seek to safeguard the rights and economic interests of consumers. Among the many goals is the facilitation of e-commerce providers, reducing compliance costs and ensuring a level playing Oield with foreign providers. Meanwhile, In a bid to close in on some 3.8 million taxpayers who owe an estimated total of 95 billion euros in overdue debts to the Greek state, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue is to intensify inspections on all those whose arrears exceed 500 euros. –CB Report

UK construction machinery exports continue to grow

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K exports of construction and earthmoving equipment continued on an upward trend in the second quarter of 2017, showing growth for the fourth consecutive quarter. Construction machinery exports in Q2 2017 increased

by 2.0%, reaching £714m, their highest quarterly total for two years. For the Oirst half of 2017, exports were up 19.1% at £1,413m. The Construction Equipment Association, which represents UK manufacturers, said that the rise in exports can be attributed to both improving demand overseas as well as the beneOit of the weaker pound rate since the Brexit vote in June 2016, making

British goods cheaper for overseas buyers. The USA remains the top destination for UK exports, accounting for 23% of total construction and earthmoving machinery exports in the Oirst half of 2017. Exports to EU28 countries accounted 44% of exports. These proportions are broadly unchanged over the past year. Imports of equipment also showed further increases

in the second quarter, and are following the same seasonal pattern as the last two years, peaking in the April-June period and bottoming in October-December. In Q2 2017, imports showed a 2.6% increase on Q1, reaching £398m. As with exports, imports were also at their highest level since Q2 2015. In the Oirst half of 2017, imports were up 15.8% on 2016 at £786m.

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Faisalabad ASO impounds non duty paid Toyota Land Cruiser FAISALABAD: The Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) seized a non duty paid Toyota Land Cruiser. The market value of the said vehicle is Rs1,20,00000 involving duty taxes Rs4,566,160. Sources told Customs Today, that Collector Customs Muhammad Sadiq received a credible information that a non duty paid vehicle is plying on the roads of Faisalabad. After receiving the information he constituted a raiding team comprising Tanveer Raza Naqvi, inspector Muhammad Munir Ahmed, Faizi Raza and sepoy Liaqat Ali, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Anwar, Muhammad Yasin, and others.

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‘Increase in exports is an encouraging indicator for economy’ ISLAMABAD TARIQ DERYA

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he Exports Section of the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad earned Rs870.53 million from 1st to 20th of August Financial Year (FY) 2017-18. Surgical and leather goods and fresh meat had been the main exports in the international market during above said period. According to details given by Deputy Collector Tahir Khattak, who supervises the Exports, State Ware House (SWH) and Unaccompanied Baggage Sections while talking with Customs Today in an exclusive interview, answered a query that without Oiling the “E” form’s requirement no one can join the export business. He told CT that Eform comprises NOC, C&F and B/L which are required for the person who wants to do the business of exports. Explaining the E-form’s requirement, he said that No Objection CertiOicate (NOC) is needed for exporter which is issued when the shipment is exported against 100% payment in advance. The bank issues this NOC to shipper to consign the shipment directly to the consignee. He said the exporter also re-

quires C&F CertiOicate. This certiOicate is issued when the shipment is processed on the basis of C&F. He said that another requirement is

called B/L Issuing Authority Letter. This certiOicate is issued when the shipment has to move by sea and, in case of by air export shipment, this

certiOicate is not issued. Concluding the query, he said if a single person asks for E-form then he should look for other small ex-

porters and make a group and do export business by completing the procedure of E-form collectively. He said the government must offer incentives to exporters and pay pending rebates of exporters as soon as possible so that local exporters can do their business easily. Deputy Collector Tahir Khattok, talking about the initial 20 days of August FY17-18’s performance, said the Export Section of the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad generated the business of Rs870.53million during above said period while it entertained 2,030 Goods Declarations (GDs). He said that, during the Oirst 20 days of August FY2017-18, the Export Section noted major export items which comprise surgical goods, fresh meat, leather garments, sports goods and pharmaceuticals. He further said that, during the Financial Year 2016-17 with the value of goods around Rs300.00million against the last two corresponding Financial Years of 201415 and 2015-16, exports and quantity of GDs also increased against abovementioned corresponding Oinancial years. Deputy Collector said that, during the 1st July to 30th of June FY16-17, Exports were estimated at the value of Rs26,645.00million whereas the GDs Oiled during said period was estimated at Rs29,551, so the average per GD value is estimated at Rs0.9270million per GD during said period.

Multan Customs recovers six bottlers of liquor at Multan Int’l Airport MULTAN

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he Customs Collectorate staff has recovered sox bottles of foreign origin liquor during checking of luggage of passengers at Multan International Airport. According to details, Multan Customs staff enhanced monitoring of the goods on the di-

rections of Collector Saud Imran Ahmad. Customs staff deputed at the Multan International Airport checked the luggage of the passengers arrived from Dubai on the Emirates flight EK 630 at 7:45 pm. Multan Customs staff recovered six foreign origin bottles of liquor which were hidden tactfully in the luggage of passenger. The liquor was recovered from the baggage of passenger who was identified as Muhammad Nawaz Sajid. Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization has conducted interro-

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gation from the passenger after the recovery of foreign origin liquor during examination of luggage. Multan Customs authorities released the said passenger after initial interrogations and seized foreign origin liquor. It is also important to mention that Customs staff deployed at the Multan International Airport have enhanced monitoring of coming goods and adopted special measures to prevent any sort of smuggling on the directions of Collector Saud Imran Ahmad.