Sharjeel Inam Memon presided over a high-level meeting of the Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department
Irfan Ali
KARACHI Senior Minister of Sindh and
Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics
Control Sharjeel Inam Memon presided over a high-level meeting of the Excise,
Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department in Karachi. In the meeting, it was
decided to establish a Rapid Response Force within the Excise Department for
operations against tax evaders and drug dealers. While presiding over the
meeting, Senior Minister of Sindh Sharjeel Inam Memon instructed the Excise
officials to set up checkpoints to prevent all kinds of drug-smuggling. In the
meeting, it was also decided to finalize the SOPs regarding the auction of
premium number plates and to commence the issuance of premium number plates
immediately after Eid-ul-Azha by the Excise Department.
Speaking in the meeting, Senior
Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon stated that initially there will be an auction of
7 premium number plates in each category. However, there will be a strict
procedure for using these premium number plates, and strict action will be
taken against those using fake plates. He said that an event will be held
immediately after Eid-ul-Adha regarding the auction of premium number plates,
and automobile manufacturing companies will also be invited. He said that other
steps would be taken, including installing machinery to facilitate the
production of new and duplicate number plates.
Senior Minister of Sindh, Sharjeel
Inam Memon, instructed the officers of the Excise Department to ensure the
achievement of various tax targets. It was also decided to end the weekend
leave of the officers until the tax targets are achieved. Additionally, in the
meeting, it was decided to publish advertisements in newspapers as part of a
public awareness campaign regarding taxes. The meeting was attended by
Secretary Excise Saleem Rajput, DG Excise Aurangzeb Panhwar, directors of
various departments of the Excise Department, and others.
