Zhob: Excise compensates owners for falsely reporting presence of drugs and forcing coal to be emptied from trucks

The Excise and Taxation Department in Zhob, Pakistan, compensated truck owners with PKR 250,000 after an operation based on a false tip-off about drugs in a coal truck. Officials had received intelligence suggesting betel nuts were being smuggled under the guise of coal, leading them to unload the truck, but the information proved incorrect. ETO Excise Nematullah Kakar confirmed the compensation was paid for the damages and time lost, and stated action would be taken against the informant. The Divisional President of the Transport Union, Abdul Jabbar Kakar, appreciated the compensation but urged the department to avoid acting on unverified information, citing existing difficulties for transporters due to security issues and alleged harassment at checkpoints.