NAB to open DI Khan office after Rs. 750 billion s...

Summary

•  The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) plans to establish a new sub-office in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) to investigate alleged smuggling, financial crimes and tax evasion across the region bordering Afghanistan.
• Investigation to cover multiple financial crimes The planned NAB unit will focus on cross-border smuggling, Hawala and Hundi transactions, illicit currency transfers, non-customs-paid (NCP) vehicles, narcotics, illegal weapons tax evasion and unexplained wealth.
• According to officials, the broader objective is to disrupt illicit financial networks recover public revenue and investigate assets allegedly acquired through unlawful activities.

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According to official sources cited by Minute Mirror the initiative follows reports of substantial revenue losses linked to illicit trade money laundering undeclared assets and other financial offences.

Rs. 750 billion revenue loss highlights scale of smuggling

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance that smuggling had cost Pakistan’s documented economy an estimated Rs. 750 billion. The FBR has also projected Rs. 250 billion in potential recoveries through digital enforcement stations.