The Ajk and Kashmir government has intensified enforcement measures to curb the smuggling of unpaid cigarettes in Pakistan, especially during Eid holidays.
The authorities imposed Article 144 from March 31 to April 2 to prevent illegal activities, following intelligence reports that smugglers are planning to exploit the holiday period to transfer illegal cigarette shipments from Mirbur and Bahimbir to Pakistan.
The Deputy Commissioner for Internal Revenue, Mohamed Ali Asger, directed strict monitoring and monitoring at the main transportation points to confront the illegal trade of tobacco and tobacco products. Earlier, with the help of the AJK revenue and the local police, the local police, with an attempt to smuggle non -wage cigarettes aimed at millions of rupees from a prominent cigarette factory in Bhimber.
Officials confirmed that the Bhimber’s mobile team intercepted a suspicious loader (registration number J-4796) carrying 70 cartons of the KISAN brand cigarettes without the required legal documents. Initial investigations revealed that the shipment had been loaded from the National Tobacco Factory in Bhimber and was heading to NoWSHERA VIRKAN.
After Nubia, the authorities have taken legal measures against the cigarette manufacturer and concluded the factory buildings. The AJK government has since strengthened its enforcement campaign, and the implementation of Article 144 to prevent more smuggling from the non -wage cigarettes from Mirbur and Pimber to Pakistan.