“The federal government is fully cognizant of the issue of smuggling and its negative impact on the economy,” it said. “Therefore, recently, the federal government has introduced national counter smuggling measures.” It said that the figure of around 74% of the mobile phones used in Pakistan being smuggled into the country was factually incorrect. Pakistan Customs in coordination with PTA has introduced DIRBS (Device identification, registration and blocking system) for registration of mobile devices. Now any non-duty paid/ smuggled phones cannot be used in Pakistan without payment of due taxes and registration with PTA, it said. Like Business on Facebook, follow @TribuneBiz on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.

Source: The Express Tribune November 26, 2020 03:22 UTC