AGL 40.39 Increased By ▲ 0.38 (0.95%)
AIRLINK 127.51 Decreased By ▼ -0.48 (-0.38%)
BOP 6.61 Increased By ▲ 0.01 (0.15%)
CNERGY 4.48 Decreased By ▼ -0.12 (-2.61%)
DCL 8.56 Increased By ▲ 0.08 (0.94%)
DFML 42.24 Increased By ▲ 0.76 (1.83%)
DGKC 87.25 Increased By ▲ 0.67 (0.77%)
FCCL 32.61 Increased By ▲ 0.47 (1.46%)
FFBL 65.16 Decreased By ▼ -0.26 (-0.4%)
FFL 10.25 No Change ▼ 0.00 (0%)
HUBC 109.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.99 (-0.9%)
HUMNL 14.56 Decreased By ▼ -0.19 (-1.29%)
KEL 5.13 No Change ▼ 0.00 (0%)
KOSM 7.54 Increased By ▲ 0.42 (5.9%)
MLCF 41.53 Decreased By ▼ -0.12 (-0.29%)
NBP 59.53 Decreased By ▼ -0.56 (-0.93%)
OGDC 194.30 Decreased By ▼ -0.39 (-0.2%)
PAEL 28.15 Increased By ▲ 0.20 (0.72%)
PIBTL 7.83 Decreased By ▼ -0.17 (-2.13%)
PPL 151.65 Increased By ▲ 0.48 (0.32%)
PRL 26.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.38 (-1.41%)
PTC 16.05 Increased By ▲ 0.05 (0.31%)
SEARL 82.50 Increased By ▲ 4.30 (5.5%)
TELE 7.49 Increased By ▲ 0.10 (1.35%)
TOMCL 35.43 Decreased By ▼ -0.24 (-0.67%)
TPLP 8.19 Increased By ▲ 0.28 (3.54%)
TREET 16.25 Increased By ▲ 0.36 (2.27%)
TRG 52.80 Increased By ▲ 0.04 (0.08%)
UNITY 26.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.05 (-0.19%)
WTL 1.24 Decreased By ▼ -0.03 (-2.36%)
BR100 9,932 Increased By 11.4 (0.11%)
BR30 30,780 Increased By 28.7 (0.09%)
KSE100 93,516 Increased By 291.4 (0.31%)
KSE30 28,970 Increased By 85.2 (0.29%)

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to constitute five additional Anti-Smuggling Courts for speedy trial of smuggling cases during the ongoing national crackdown on the smugglers.

It is learnt that the federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the constitution of five special courts. The decision was made through a circulation summary presented by the Ministry of Law and Justice. Three of these courts will be located in Balochistan, while one will be established in Sindh and another in Punjab.

Under the Customs Act of 1969, the designated cities for these special courts include Karachi, Quetta, Chaman, Noshki, and Multan.

PM for tightening noose around wheat, urea smugglers

Officials told Business Recorder that presently the major problem is faced in Punjab to prosecute smugglers under the Customs Act 1969 due to the non-availability of customs courts. In many cases, the accused of different cities of Punjab have to be taken to Lahore for hearings, which further delay the proceedings of such cases.

At the same time, the constitution of the Anti-Smuggling Courts would also facilitate the persons facing trials due to early hearings in these cases.

A similar kind of situation has been witnessed in the anti-smuggling cases in Sindh and Balochistan. Recently, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif instructed the relevant authorities to draft necessary legislation aimed at preventing smuggling.

During a high-level meeting held in Islamabad to address the smuggling of sugar, wheat, flour, and urea within the country, Prime Minister Sharif also emphasized the immediate activation and effectiveness of the anti-smuggling courts.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2023

Comments

Comments are closed.

Tulukan Mairandi May 24, 2023 11:36am
However the real smugglers are running the country and presiding over these courts
thumb_up Recommended (0)