Pakistan, Nov. 7 -- The Supreme Court has upheld the permanent confiscation of a Hino Mazda truck used for transporting smuggled goods, ruling that the vehicle cannot be released merely on payment of a fine when such relief is barred under Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) restrictions. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, comprising Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb, accepted an appeal by Customs authorities and set aside the decisions of the Peshawar High Court and Customs Appellate Tribunal.

According to the three-page order authored by Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, the truck (registration No. TKK-500) was intercepted at JCP Tunnel in Kohat on February 16, 2025, and foreign-mad...