KARACHI: On the direction of Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Department, a road checking campaign for recovery of taxes from tax defaulting vehicles is in full swing across the province.

According to a statement on Wednesday, a total of 29216 vehicles were checked across the province on the seventh day of Excise Department Sindh Road Checking Campaign. According to details, 6846 vehicles were checked in Karachi, 8191 in Hyderabad and 2765 in Sukkur, while 3762 vehicles were checked in Larkana, 4626 in Mirpurkhas and 3026 vehicles were checked in Shaheed Benazirabad.

During the road checking campaign, 1986 vehicles were impounded for various reasons while papers of 3073 vehicles were also seized. So far, a total of Rs. 34.315 million has been collected from these vehicles during the road checking campaign. Meanwhile, Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Department Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said in a statement that the campaign to collect taxes from tax defaulting vehicles would continue till February 18.