Misused
transit
May 18, 2020
Recently, the PM asked
chief secretaries to name those involved in smuggling. Imran Khan deserves
praise for being concerned about rising prices due to smuggling of edibles to
other countries. However, he should also order strict action against smuggling
into the country of tyres, tea and supari (the import of which is totally
banned but can be found all over the country).
In particular, it is necessary to
curb smuggling of goods of industrial items used in manufacturing of paper,
printing, electronic machines, etc into the country from Afghanistan and misuse
of the Afghan Transit Trade agreement (due to which goods destined for
Afghanistan are sold in Pakistan before reaching the border). This has resulted
not only in billions of lost revenue to the government but has also caused
thousands of industries to collapse.
Shakir
Lakhani
Karachi
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