FBR promotes customs inspectors, IOs as superintendents

05/03/2024

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a new procedure for disposal of requests of registered persons for...

Cross-border trade boost: 27 Chinese containers arrive in Pakistan

KHUNJERAB: In a significant move to enhance cross-border trade between China and Pakistan, 27 containers loaded with agricultural equipment successfully...

Trade activities between Pakistan, Afghanistan revived

PESHAWAR: The commercial activities between Pakistan and Afghanistan through Chaman-Spin Boldak border have been restored. On November 16, 2023, Pakistan...

Pakistan’s corporate profits surge 45pc in 2023 despite economic challenges

KARACHI: Pakistan’s corporate sector witnessed significant profit growth in 2023, even as the country grappled with economic headwinds. Data from...

IMF advises FBR to increase tax on salaried classes for fiscal stability

KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to implement significant tax reforms, targeting...

FBR chairman summons ‘emergency meeting’ to review revenue collection measures

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Amjed Zubair Tiwana has called an emergency conference of chief commissioners of Large...

UK-Pakistan Inward Trade Mission visits SCCI

SIALKOT: The UK-Pakistan Inward Trade Mission visited the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) to engage with the local...

PCMEA delegation meets Collector Customs Appraisement Zahra Haider

LAHORE: A Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) delegation led by its Senior Vice Chairman Usman Ashraf called on...

Embezzlement charges: FBR officer Wazir Hussain Lashari dismissed from service

LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officer, Wazir Hussain Lashari, has been handed the major penalty of dismissal from service...

1st Pakistan Financial Literacy Week from March 4

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will organize 1st edition of Pakistan Financial Literacy Week 2024 under the theme of...

President FPCCI for tapping D-8 markets to enhance exports

KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Atif Ikram Sheikh, stressed on tapping into the export...

Customs I&I foils bid to smuggle goods from Quetta to Karachi

Karachi: Regional Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has impounded four containers loaded with smuggled goods worth Rs 51...

Pakistan trade deficit registers over 30pc decline in Jul-Feb 2023-24

KARACHI: Pakistan witnessed a massive reduction in trade deficit during the July-February period amid rising exports and declining imports, the...

FBR to introduce track & trace system in tile manufacturing sector

ISLAMABAD: Following the successful integration of the track and trace system in five key sectors, the Federal Board of Revenue...

SHC disposes off 32 SCRA’s filed by Pakistan Customs against some importers

KARACHI: A customs appellate bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) took serious notice of 32 carelessly drafted special customs...

PSIC unveils low-interest loans for industrial development