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  "textContent": "ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Court on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over customs authorities for keeping oil tankers detained for nearly three years in connection with an Iranian oil case, observing that the prolonged seizure of potentially inflammable cargo posed serious safety and humanitarian concerns.\n\nHearing the matter, a three-member bench headed by Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi questioned the rationale behind the prolonged detention of tankers allegedly carrying inflammable material.\n\n“If a fire is caused by someone’s cigarette, who would be responsible?” the judge remarked, noting that the continued impoundment of such vehicles could pose grave risks.\n\nThe court also observed that the drivers of the detained tankers were likely rendered unemployed due to the prolonged impoundment.\n\n#### Dispute over nature of cargo\n\nDuring the proceedings, counsel for customs, Wasim Sajjad, argued that the detained tankers were involved in smuggling Iranian petroleum products.\n\nHowever, counsel representing the importer maintained that the cargo did not constitute petrol but rather light aliphatic hydrocarbons.\n\nJustice Roshan Khan observed that hydrocarbons could be chemically processed or mixed to produce petroleum products, terming it a significant commercial activity.\n\nThe bench noted the need for clarity on the nature of the substance before proceeding further.\n\n#### Court orders laboratory testing\n\nSubsequently, the court directed that laboratory testing of the hydrocarbon material be conducted within 15 days. It further ordered that if the test results were found to be in order, the tankers should be released under appropriate security arrangements.\n\nThe court also instructed that the relevant forum decide the matter within 30 days following the submission of the laboratory report.\n\nThe post Constitutional court raps customs over three-year detention of oil tankers appeared first on HUM News English.",
  "title": "Constitutional court raps customs over three-year detention of oil tankers"
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