By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD: Designated teams of Inland Revenue Service Officers (FBR) have successfully conducted a national level operation on January 13, 2024 against illicit tobacco trade.
A total number of 1,377 Packerites (13.77 million cigarette sticks) of non-duty paid/counterfeit cigarettes of local as well as of foreign brands have been seized/ confiscated.
Member Inland Revenue Operations, Mir Badshah Khan Wazir supervised the whole exercise.
It was further resolved that any sort of evasion of Government’s revenue shall be dealt with iron hand and culprits shall directly be liable for penal proceedings.
