ISLAMABAD: As part of a multi-pronged strategy to curb smuggling on borders, Pakistan Customs is likely to get 60 vehicles to augment its anti-smuggling fight.
According to Customs Deputy Collector Sadiqullah Khan, the vehicles are being provided under a pledged made by the American Department of Homeland Security at the International Donors’ Conference. He said that the US agency had affirmed its pledge to work jointly with the Pakistani authorities for better security on borders and curb smuggling activities. He said that the agency had pledged to provide 60 vehicles to Pakistan for which order had already been placed to Toyota Pakistan. The deputy collector pointed out that six of the total 60 vehicles would be provide to Islamabad Collectorate which were likely to be delivered in a couple of months.
Sadiqullah Khan informed that Pakistan Customs had been grappling with different problems to uproot smuggling and increase revenue, adding that lack of human resources, advanced detecting and monitoring equipment and weaponry, especially absence of fast-moving fleet of vehicles had been hindering all such efforts.
The deputy collector expressed the hope that the delivery of these vehicles would expedite the FBR efforts to curb smuggling and enhance the Collectorate capacity.
