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President, Korangi Association of Trade & industry (KATI), Masood Naqi, Senior Vice President Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Vice President Umer Rehan and head of KATI's Standing Committee on Customs, Port & Shipping Faraz-ur-Rehman demanded security for the personals and officials of Customs, performing their duties at border areas. In a statement issued here, the KATI office-bearers condemned the attacks on Customs officials in Mastung (Balochistan) and paid tribute to the martyrs.
Masood Naqi said that smuggling and illegal trade was a cancer for the economy of the country, personals and officials of Customs, Coast Guards and other LEAs were protecting the borders were also protecting the economy in true sense. "Attacks on these forces are basically attempts to destabilize the economy, and anti-Pakistan forces orchestrating such attacks to weaken our economy," he said. Naqi suggested to take security measures to protect Customs officials, especially deployed on border areas.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2016

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