Crackdown against vehicle tax defaulters begins tomorrow

Eleven teams constituted to check violators and drivers running unregistered vehicles and those plying on open letter

KARACHI: Excise and Taxation Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that a road checking campaign will be launched against defaulters of vehicle tax and drivers running unregistered vehicles or vehicles on open letter during a meeting at his office on Monday. The campaign will begin tomorrow (Wednesday) and continue till January 15.

Excise and Taxation Director-General Shabir Ahmed Shaikh said that 11 teams had been constituted for the campaign, which would be deputed at Mazar-e-Quaid, Sharae Quaid, Muslimabad, Gulistan School, Kharadar, Kemari, Queens Road, Clifton, Bath Island, DHA graveyard, Sun Set Boulevard Road, Tooba Masjid Road, Shaheen Complex, PIDC, Mai Kolachi Bypass, Gulbai , Crown Cinema, Pakola Chowrangi, Pehalwan Goth, PIB Colony, Teen Hatti, Solider Market, Lasbela, Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE), Manghopir Road, Banaras Chowrangi, Hub River Road, Malir Cantonment, Landhi Industrial Area, Saudabad Road, Khokhrapar, Sohrab Goth, Federal B Area, Shafiq Mor, Korangi Industrial Area, Brooks Chowrangi and Singer Chowrangi.



Chawla directed the staff to wear uniforms and ensure their presence on the roads during the campaign. He also directed that the roads remain open and that all cars be checked one by one. He requested tax defaulters to pay their dues before the campaign and also directed excise department officials to adopt a polite approach while checking. He warned that strict action would be taken against those who violate the directives.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 8^th, 2019.