ISLAMABAD, February 2: A wide scale sweeping action against high ranking customs officials found involved in smuggling of valued goods and causing billions of rupees losses to the national kitty, was underway on the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Under this drive, a number of high ranking officials including four top collectors had been removed from posts due to their failure to control smuggling in various forms, including misdeclaration of valued goods and evasion of taxes, a government source privy to the massive probe confided to APP on Sunday.
These officials included four collectors Raza Baloch, Ahsan Ali Shah, RS Syed Naghmani, Dr Iftikhar and member customs Jawad Agha, the source told.
The prime minister himself, during his public addresses, had hinted at the working of certain mafia within the customs under the patronage of influential political clout which in the past also stymied performance of the Federal Board of Revenue. The prime minister had repeatedly expressed his zero tolerance over the issue of corruption in all walks of life and resolved to bring transparency in the public sector functioning. All the ministries and divisions had been directed to take above board action against all those involved in corruption. Agencies
