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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif orders three-year independent third-party audit of customs bonded warehouses
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UrduPoint News
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed relevant authorities to conduct a comprehensive third-party audit of customs bonded warehouses covering the last three years, warning that negligent officials and irregularities will face swift legal actionISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Aug, 2026) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed relevant authorities to conduct a comprehensive third-party audit of customs bonded warehouses covering the last three years, warning that negligent officials and irregularities will face swift legal action.
The prime minister, chairing a review meeting on the matters of the Federal Board of Revenue, said that there was no room for any irregularity in customs bonded warehouses and directed that strict legal action be taken against any officials found involved in irregularities or illegal activities.
During the briefing on the matters regarding customs bonded warehouses and inland revenue enforcement, it was informed that cargo related to petroleum products in customs warehouses is linked with the Web-Based One Customs (We-BOC) system.
5% of the country's total imports and that as per the prime minister's instructions, a countrywide physical stock verification of customs-bonded warehouses will be carried out.
The authorities concerned told the participants that comprehensive measures were being taken to ensure the proper licensing and security of customs-bonded warehouses.