Ijaz Kakakhel Islamabad
A legislative body of upper house of parliament on Monday recommended that disabled persons to import used cars up to 1500cc once in five years.
The recommendation was given in the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, which was held at Parliament House today while Senator Zeeshan Khanzada was on Chair. Additionally, the Committee referred the matter to the Senate Finance Committee for sales tax exemption.
The Committee discussed the duty-free import of cars up to 1350cc for disabled persons. Senator Mohammad Abdul Qadir, the mover of the matter, stated that disabled persons should be allowed to import used cars as it becomes difficult for majority to afford new ones.
Officials apprised the Committee that the Ministry of Industries and Production and FBR have imposed restrictions on the import of used cars for disabled persons. However, they clarified that disabled individuals can import new cars up to 1350cc without paying customs duty once in ten years.
The Senate Committee discussed a Private Member’s Bill titled the “Imports and Exports (Control) Amendment Bill, 2023. [Amendment of section 3 of Import and Export (Control) Act, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950)] introduced by Senators Zeeshan Khanzada, Faisal Saleem Rehman, and Muhammad Abdul Qadir. The movers presented that amendment in the act imposes a bar on the export of raw salt and directs the Federal Government to impose conditions upon its export.
