10/04/2026
Regional Tax Office Gujranwala:
Destruction of Non-Duty/Tax Paid Ci******es Worth Millions
On 09.04.2026, the Enforcement Network Team of the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Gujranwala carried out a major operation against illegal ci******es, destroying the stocks seized over the past eight months. A total of 1,568 cartons of local and smuggled illegal ci******es were destroyed, with a market value exceeding PKR 180 Million The applicable duties and taxes on these ci******es amounted to over PKR 120 Million.
These ci******es were confiscated by the IREN Team Gujranwala during various operations. Large quantities were seized from multiple vehicles during road surveillance duties. Additionally, raids were conducted on retail and wholesale shops across the three districts of Gujranwala, Hafizabad, and Wazirabad—resulting in further confiscations.
The destruction ceremony was attended by Chief Commissioner Muhammad Khalid Jamil as the chief guest. Commissioners Ali Adnan Khan and Muhammad Waqas Hanif were also present, along with Additional Commissioners Riffat Aziz and Faiza Bashir. Assistant Commissioners Ghulam Noor Jehanian and Rana Arman Iqbal Khan, Audit Officer Akhtar Mahmood, Senior Editor Javed Iqbal, and members of the IREN Team also participated in the event.