In the ongoing countrywide crackdown against smuggling, smuggled goods worth 75.6 billion rupees have been seized from January last year till last month.                 

Strict border security measures including the closure of all illegal routes along the Pak-Afghan and Pak-Iran borders helped control smuggling.

Over 54 joint check posts across the country prevented smuggled goods from reaching populated areas while two more joint check posts have been established in Balochistan to prevent alternative smuggling routes.

Other measures include crackdown against Iranian oil smuggling, digitization of fuel pumps, a sea barrier in Kuntani area of Balochistan, and a GIS application to identify legal petrol pumps.

A maritime front task force has been mobilized under the Directorate General of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency to stop maritime smuggling.

In line with these measures, the Federal Board of Revenue has also planned to set up 35 digital enforcement stations at key smuggling points.

Meanwhile, anti-human trafficking campaign has also been intensified resulting in arrest of 605 human traffickers, dismissal of 48 corrupt officers and blacklisting of 155 others.