ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly standing committee has asked Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Nisar Mohammad Khan to investigate the case of heroin smuggling through a PIA flight.
The committee advised the FBR chairman to form a committee comprising representation from Customs and ANF for investigating the case.
Customs would lead the committee, which comprises of Additional Collector Feroz Alam Junejo, General Manager PIA Major Nadeem, Assistant Director ASF Waheed Shah and a colonel from ANF. The committee is advised to submit final report by September 05, 2016.
ANF had approached National Assembly seeking authority to investigate the case. However, the Customs explained to the legislators that the case could not legally be handed over to ANF as MCC Preventive was the detecting agency and MC Preventive was pursuing the case at the court.
It pertinent to mention that PIA Aircraft Pk-211 made a technical landing at Karachi airport and on subsequent search/examination, 3kg heroin wrapped in packets were recovered from the toilets of the aircraft. FIR was lodged and investigation was started.
