KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department Mukesh Kumar Chawla announced Thursday that a campaign to collect tax from tax defaulting vehicles would be launched across the Sindh province from May 16.

The road checking campaign would continue across the province from May 16 to June 3, he said in a statement issued today. The excise minister said that action would be taken against the owners of vehicles plying on open letter during the campaign.

Action will also be taken against the vehicles plying without registration, he added. Chawla asked the owners of tax defaulting vehicles to deposit their taxes before the start of road checking campaign to avoid any untoward situation. He said that the owners of the tax defaulting vehicles could deposit their due taxes online. Chawla advised them to visit the excise department’s website www.excise.gos.pk for tax details.