The government, in collaboration with security forces and military leadership, has initiated an operation against smuggling across the nation.
This unprecedented anti-smuggling campaign, which commenced in September, has recently unveiled startling statistics, revealing the magnitude of the problem.
From October 22 to October 29, a staggering, 1,406 metric tons of sugar and 0.177 million litres of oil were apprehended in various parts of Pakistan.
A notable portion of this contraband was seized in the province of Punjab, with 30.39 metric tons of sugar and 53.52 metric tons of flour recovered.
Furthermore, this operation also led to the confiscation of small quantities of smuggled goods, including 0.016 million litres of oil from Punjab, 0.003 million litres from Sindh, 0.030 million litres from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 0.016 million litres of Iranian oil from Balochistan.
Since the operations commencement on September 1, a substantial amount of illicit goods has been intercepted.
These include 1,673 metric tons of fertilizer, 198 metric tons of flour, 0.177 million litres of Iranian oil, and 2,032 metric tons of sugar from various parts of the country.
