Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla said that the Sindh Excise and Taxation Department will launch a road-checking campaign from October 22 to nab tax defaulting vehicles across the province. The minister urged the tax defaulting vehicles’ owners to pay their due taxes in order to avoid any untoward situation during the scheduled road checking campaign. This he said in statement issued in the metropolis on Sunday. He said that legal action would be taken against tax defaulting vehicles as no one was above the law. He also asked the officers assigned for duties to remain strict while collecting the taxes. He instructed them to be firm and polite with the owners of the vehicles during the road checking campaign. “A massive campaign through media will also be driven to motivate the people to deposit their taxes and avoid penalties,” Chawla announced. He also requested the people to cooperate with the staff of Excise and Taxation Department during the road checking campaign. “Strict action would be taken against staff members who violate the issued code of conduct,” he warned. The provincial minister directed the officers and the staff to make all-out effort to make the road checking campaign a success. He said that he would also pay surprise visits to various checking points to monitor the performance of the staff. Published in Daily Times, October 15th 2018.