False and baseless propaganda on commercial containers under debris at Torkham border exposed on social media.
On April 18, cargo containers going to Afghanistan near Torkham border were hit by a huge landslide.
After landslide fell on cargo containers, some miscreants started spreading false and baseless propaganda on social media for their nefarious purposes. It is regrettable and condemnable.
According to sources, fake, baseless and false propaganda made on social media was interpreted as smuggling of sugar from Afghanistan in cement trucks.
According to actual facts, this propaganda has been proved to be very fake and only a conspiracy to spread anxiety.
According to ground facts, all institutions including customs and FIA are performing their responsibilities in an orderly manner on the Pak-Afghan border.
Sources say that work of FC, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa officials is only to provide security which is ensured, it is clear that export of sugar by government of Pakistan is going on legally at Torkham border.
Among containers that were damaged by landslide, three sugar trucks were waiting for their turn to go to Afghanistan after full scanning, these were private hired trucks that had nothing to do with NLC.
Apart from this, licenses and other documents for export of sugar were also present with drivers, cement was being transported in container numbers KBL 556 and KBL 2896 while sugar was being transported in container numbers KBL 59296, KBL 12271 and HRT 26697.
There were cement and sugar vehicles lined up to go to Afghanistan after passing legal process, which together fell victim to natural landslides, which started to spread.
evil elements have forgotten that when there is no restriction on export of sugar by government, then why would anyone smuggle sugar? While the price of cement is much higher than price of sugar.
Under an organized system, all institutions at Torkham border meet legal requirements while the NLC is only responsible for scanning the containers that are also provided.