ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said on Wednesday that Pakistan Customs had foiled an attempt to clear bulletproof automotive glass using forged documents at the Taftan border crossing with Iran.
The Taftan crossing, in Balochistan’s Chagai district at the frontier with Iran, is one of Pakistan’s key border gateways for trade and also a hotspot for smuggling of fuel, steel and other goods from Iran into Pakistan, according to multiple reports. 
Smugglers have long exploited the 909-kilometer Iran-Pakistan border, with weak surveillance and collusion enabling large-scale illicit trade. 
“An FIR has been registered against the importer, clearing agent, and others under the Customs Act, 1969 for mis-declaration and forgery to avoid payment of legitimate duties and taxes and circumvent the import restrictions,” a statement from FBR said.
The case highlights the continuing challenge authorities face at Taftan in cracking down on misuse of the trade route for smuggling and mis-declaration.
According to a release issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the consignment was declared on 27 September 2025 by M/s Pak Armoring Pvt. Ltd. (NTN 3111342) as “replacement automotive safety glass”, but inspection found it contained 11,000 kg of bullet-proof automotive safety glass under PCT heading 7007.2111, a restricted import requiring a valid Ministry of Interior NOC.
The genuine NOC submitted belonged to a different company, M/s Pak Armoring (Pvt.) Ltd. (NTN 398348-1), which denied any link to the consignment.
The duty and tax evasion was estimated at Rs 7.55 million ($27,000).
According to the FBR statement, customs officials said the investigation also revealed the importer, Mr.Umer Iqbal Butt, had uploaded documents under another name, Deluxe Enterprises, in the WeBOC system.
