Punjab to create Mines and Minerals Force to curb illegal mining across the province

GADANI: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Gadani, in a successful intelligence-based operation seized 88 kilograms of hashish (chars) with an estimated international...

Pakistan calls for deeper economic integration in ” 4th D-8 Trade Ministers Council

CAIRO: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Commerce, Mr. Jam Kamal Khan on Wednesday delivered a comprehensive and forward-looking statement at the...

Taxes are lifeline of country: Dr Muhammad Khan

FAISALABAD: Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue FBR Regional Tax Office Faisalabad Dr Shah Muhammad Khan said that taxes are the lifeline of...

Zafarul Haq Hijazi appointed as new Federal Tax Ombudsman

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment of Mohammad Zafarul Hijazi as the new Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) for...

Karachi Enforcement foils mis-declaration bid worth Rs167m by M/s Insons Corp

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs, Enforcement Karachi, has thwarted a major attempt to evade revenue, preventing a loss of approximately...

Bilal Bin Saqib resigns as SAPM after regulatory conflict

KARACHI: Bilal Bin Saqib has resigned as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Blockchain and Crypto after a...

FBR lapses in asset assessment cause over Rs900m revenue loss

ISLAMABAD: Serious gaps in assessing concealed assets by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officers at the Regional Tax Offices (RTOs)...

FBR outsources media & public relations affairs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a process to outsource its media management and public relations functions as...

Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 33pc YoY to $2.86b in November 2025

KARACHI: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by nearly 33% to $2.86 billion in November 2025, compared to $2.15 billion in the...

LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs87.21 after OGRA’s latest notification

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced an increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), pushing...

FBR decides to install monitoring cameras at textile mills

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue has decided to monitor the spinning and textile mills, sources said on Tuesday. The...

TDAP, LCCI join hands to increase exports

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP) joined hands to expedite exports through...

FBR issues CGO to secure concessionary imports for tribal area industries

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) here on Monday issued CGO-08/2025 to ensure safe and tracked movement of plant,...

Quetta Customs seizes 17 non-customs paid trailers worth Rs340m

QUETTA:In a major anti-smuggling action, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Quetta has seized 17 Non-Custom-Paid (NCP) trailers valued at an estimated...

Pakistan-Italy trade witnesses over 36pc surplus in 4 months of FY2025-26

KARACHI:Pakistan’s goods and services trade with Italy witnessed a surplus of 36.14 percent during the first four months of the...

FBR scales back penalty on senior auditor in Rs238b tax evasion case

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has softened a major disciplinary action against a senior auditor accused in a...

PMA slams FBR for grouping doctors with beauty parlours in tax audit drive

I: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has strongly objected to the Federal Board of Revenue’s latest tax audit initiative, criticizing...

Govt to collect originator & beneficiary data for Crypto transfers above Rs1m in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: For every virtual asset transfer of more than Rs. 1 million, Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in Pakistan will...

Govt mulls ending personal baggage scheme for used car imports