Who is involved in Iranian oil business and smuggling?

Dr Abdul Waheed Mastoi
SUKKUR: The prices of petroleum products in the country are increasing with each passing day, In such a situation, the demand for Iranian smuggled petrol and diesel is increasing across the country.
The question here is how the smuggled petrol and diesel reaches other parts of the country.Iranian smuggled petrol is brought into Pakistan through 2 routes, these 2 routes are connected to the Iranian border, including Dalbandin and Gwadar.
Illegally smuggled petroleum products from these 2 areas are filled in gallons and transported to Mashkil where the smuggled petrol is dumped.
After which different dealers deliver it from different sources of Balochistan to different areas of the province.
According to the report, more than 2 billion 81 million liters of oil is smuggled from Iran to Pakistan annually, Pakistan is losing more than 60 billion rupees annually due to Iranian oil smuggling in which more than 29 politicians and 90 custom officials are also involved in the Iranian oil business.
Due to the illegal supply of Iranian petroleum products, the national exchequer is losing at least 225 billion rupees. Smuggled Iranian petrol is being sold illegally at roadside petrol shops and now the situation is that this Iranian oil is also being sold at official petrol pumps across the country.
The report claims that after hard work by the Intelligence Bureau, 76 transporters and 29 smugglers and their aides have been identified who are involved in the smuggling of Iranian oil.
Additionally, 995 illegal and unlicensed petrol pumps have been identified across the country which are involved in buying and selling Iranian oil.
It has also been revealed in the report that the vehicles of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) are also involved in the transportation of Iranian oil, the oil from Iran is smuggled in Iranian vehicles and comes to Pakistan.
The report also revealed that 49 percent of Pakistan’s annual demand for vehicle tires is met through smuggling, which is not only adversely affecting the local manufacturing industry but also causing heavy losses to the national exchequer.
Due to the weakening of Pakistan’s economy In a short period of time, 20 million people in Pakistan are feared to go below the poverty line, due to the 10% annual increase in unemployment, 3 million people started joining the poor class every year, the middle class in Pakistan decreased from 42% to 33%.
According to the details, the United Nations has warned that the middle class in Pakistan has decreased from 42 percent to 33 percent. The report of the United Nations subsidiary UNDP has said that the middle class is significantly decreasing due to the economic crisis.