FBR condemns attack on joint check post

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) condemned in the strongest terms a terrorist attack on the Joint Check Post at Aman Mela, Dera Ismail Khan, in which personnel of Pakistan Customs, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Excise and Taxation Department have been martyred and injured while on duty. The attackers then fired upon an ambulance carrying the injured from the post, said FBR, adding there is no cause on earth that permits the targeting of the wounded and of those who carry them. That the attackers chose to do so shows what they are: not fighters for anything, but men without honour, whose method is the killing of the helpless. Pakistan Customs and its partner forces will remember this. FBR said to the families of the martyrs we offer our deepest condolences. “Your loss is the loss of this institution, and you will not face it alone. Member Customs has already issued standing instructions to the Chief Collector of Customs (Enforcement) and the Collector of Customs (Enforcement), Peshawar, to leave no stone unturned in supporting the bereaved families. FBR stands with you today and will stand with you in the months and years ahead, in every matter of support, entitlement and care that this organisation can provide. ” Inspector Kashif, Sepoy Afaq Adil, Sepoy Mehboob and Sepoy Affan are under treatment. They are receiving the best available medical care, and FBR is ensuring every necessary support to them and their families. FBR also extends its heartfelt condolences to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Excise and Taxation Department on the martyrdom of their personnel. Our officers served at that post shoulder to shoulder with theirs, and they fell together. We share the grief of both forces and honour the courage of a province that has borne the heaviest burden in this country’s long fight against terrorism. The Board wishes to say clearly what is often left unsaid. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026

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