Pakistan, Oct. 3 -- Swift action by Collectorate of Customs Airport Karachi restores controls at JIAP

In a dramatic enforcement breakthrough, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has unearthed a massive fraud at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, where high-value electronic consignments were being removed illegally without filing Goods Declarations (GDs) or paying customs duties and taxes.

The scam, orchestrated by employees of a foreign based ground-handling company, which was also the custodian of the goods, in collusion with unscrupulous importers, involved the use of fake and forged documents issued by the company employees to remove electronic goods worth hundreds of millions from the airport.

The fraud came to light after credi...