Excise minister denies corruption in motor vehicle department.

KARACHI -- Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla on Tuesday denied that there was massive corruption in motor vehicle department and that extra amount was being charged from people for vehicle registration.

Furnishing a statement and replies to the lawmakers' written and verbal queries during the Sindh Assembly's Question Hour, he said that there was no corruption in the motor vehicle department as the entire system was computerised.

'Registration of vehicle and its transfer as well [as] tax payments are auto calculated and all payments are being collected and deposited in the government treasury,' he added.

A PTI lawmaker alleges that officials charge Rs6,000 extra for a vehicle's registration

The minister did not agree with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Khurram Sher Zaman who alleged that the officials at the motor vehicle department were charging at least Rs6,000 extra for the registration of a vehicle.

The PTI lawmaker said that corruption was rampant in the excise department and that the officials ran here and there when he had himself visited the motor vehicle department.

'He is not telling truth,' the minister snapped.

Separately, Mr Chawla said that motor vehicles were also registered in all regional and district headquarters of the province. 'Motoring people may also pay motor vehicle tax in any district across the province as well as in various branches of the National Bank of Pakistan in Karachi and Hyderabad,' he added.

Over 220,000 cars, bikes registered in 2018 first half

To a written question asked by Mr Zaman on behalf of PTI member Rabistan Khan, who was absent in the house, the minister said that as many as 39,096 cars, 181,352 motorcycles and 109 buses were registered...

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