Overview
- The provincial Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department escalated enforcement across multiple districts, shifting from repeated notices to sealing properties and filing legal proceedings.
- In Nowshera’s Jehangira area, officers sealed several units and recovered about Rs300,000 that was deposited into the government exchequer.
- In Mardan, an operation led by Excise and Taxation Officer Muhammad Khalid Khan sealed multiple properties and brought in over Rs2.14 million for the treasury.
- Teams also sealed commercial units in Peshawar’s Karkhano Market and took action in Mansehra over unpaid Urban Immovable Property tax.
- District officers, including Fawad Iqbal in Nowshera, said the drive will continue across the province and urged owners to clear dues to avoid further legal action and closures.