KARACHI, Oct 24 (INP): A Road Checking Campaign to nab tax defaulting vehicles across Sindh province launched under the directives of Minister Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control (ET&NC) Mukesh Kumar Chawla is underway and during first two days of the campaign, at least seven thousands vehicles were checked while over three million rupees were recovered in term of taxes and fines. This was told in meeting chaired by Provincial Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla held here at his office on Wednesday. Secretary ET&NC Abdul Rahim Shaikh, Director Generals Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Director Administration Syed Sibten and other officers also attended the meeting. While briefing the meeting, DG ET&NC Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh informed the participants that during first two days of the road checking campaign as many as 3958 vehicles were checked in Karachi, 1021 were checked in Hyderabad, each 500 in Sukkur and Shaheed Benazirabad, each 300 in Larkana and Mirpurkhas were checked while 158 vehicles were impounded on various reasons and documents of 563 vehicles were also seized. Shabbir Ahmed further informed that so far three million rupees have been recovered in term of taxes and fines and the Road Checking Campaign is in full swing. Speaking on the occasion, Provincial Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla expressed his satisfaction over the progress of the Road Checking Campaign and performance of Excise Department staff and directed the staff assigned on duties to speed up the campaign and bring maximum number of vehicles into tax net. He said that it was a matter of great satisfaction that a number of vehicles' owners were depositing their due taxes due to launching of Road Checking Campaign that showed their trust in Sindh Excise Department.