ISLAMABAD – The federal authorities has mulled stringent measures to limit the smuggling of foreign currency echange, largely US {Dollars}, and gold to neighbouring Afghanistan, in response to studies in native media.
The event comes after a gathering of the Borders Job Power which was attended by FIA, State Financial institution of Pakistan, CTD, and intelligence officers who proposed linking the Federal Investigation Company’s Foreign money Declaration System (CDS) with the built-in border administration system, the Express Tribune reported.
The Built-in Border Administration System ensures the id of the passengers and integration with different stakeholders, whose paperwork are offered on the border.
The newest measure will quickly be applied to finish the smuggling of foreign currency echange, and gold. Officers have additionally determined to make monitoring and enforcement stricter on the border customs stations.
Within the assembly, the border drive and different officers proposed empowering Customs personnel in each premise at Bacha Khan Airport. In the meantime, Airports Safety Power is but to make a ultimate resolution on this regard.
Pakistan’s central financial institution will arrange a particular sales space on the key border crossing between Torkham and Afghanistan to subject forex declaration types to the exporters.