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Scuffle at Lahore airport as passenger refuses to pay duty

03/01/2017

LAHORE: A scuffle between a passenger and Customs officials erupted at Allama Iqbal International Airport in the wee hours of...

Peshawar Customs Intelligence seizes smuggled goods worth Rs 31m

31/12/2016

PESHAWAR: Customs Intelligence seized a huge quantity of smuggled goods worth millions of rupees and arrested a smuggler from the...

Member (Training) Rukhsana takes additional charge of Lahore T&R DG

ISLAMABAD: Rukhsana Yasmin, a BS-22 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the additional charge of the post of Director...

6 Inland Revenue officers promoted as Assist Commissioner

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has promoted six Inland Revenue Service officers of BS-16 as Assistant Commissioner (BS-17) on...

Customs Intelligence to auction confiscated vehicles on Jan 12

ISLAMABAD: Customs’ Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation has announced to hold public auction of confiscated vehicles and other goods....

FIA unearths 7 illegal gateway exchanges in Mianwali

LAHORE: A Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) team has unearthed seven illegal gateway exchanges of 96 ports and arrested two persons....

Senate body approves Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill

29/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatisation on Thursday approved the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill, 2016....

47 IR officers promoted as Assist Commissioner

29/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has promoted 47 Inland Revenue Service officers of BS-16 as Assistant Commissioner (BS-17) on...

Senate body asks FBR to introduce amnesty scheme for all sectors

28/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance recommended Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to introduce amnesty scheme for all sectors especially...

Collector Zulfiqar monitors anti-smuggling measures at Lahore airport

28/12/2016

LAHORE: Collector Preventive Zulfiqar Younas has visited Allama International Airport to monitor the measures taken to curb smuggling of foreign...

Dar asks FBR to prepare robust plan to enhance direct tax collection

26/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has reviewed measures taken by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for increasing the...

FBR allows M/s Karot Power Company to import duty free machinery, equipment

byAftab Channa

24/12/2016

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed M/s Karot Power Company to import duty/taxes free machinery and equipment...

Customs to hold auction of confiscated vehicles on 26th

24/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: Customs Department has announced to hold public auction of confiscated and surrendered vehicles t on December 26 at State...

IR officers of BS-18 directed to complete PERs for promotion

24/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Departmental Selection Board (DSB) is being convened shortly to consider the promotion cases of officers...

PSX again closes bearish after losing 293.53pts

byMatiur Rehman

22/12/2016

KARACHI: Opened with positive note, the Pakistan Stock Exchange closed bearish after shedding 293.53 points to drop to 46699.78 points...

DG Customs Shaukat Ali directs stern action against M/s Farooq Corporation for mis-declaration

byM. Faizan

21/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: DG Customs Intelligence and Investigation Shaukat Ali directed Customs I&I Karachi authorities to take stern action against M/s Farooq...

15kg heroin recovered from PIA’s Jeddah-bound flight

21/12/2016

ISLAMABAD: The joint search team of officials from Pakistan Customs, Airport Security Force and Anti-Narcotics Force has recovered 15kg heroin...

Farooq Corporation, Sain Enterprises ‘confess’ to evading tax in mis-declaration case

20/12/2016

KARACHI: Farooq Corporation and Sain Enterprises, earlier suspected in import scam of battery-operated tricycles, have ‘confessed’ to evading taxes of...

Mis-declaration case: Farooq Corporation’s consignments called for examination

byWaqar Ahmed Ansari

17/12/2016

KARACHI: The authorities at Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) have called the consignments of Farooq Corporation for examination after a...

Money-laundering case against Ayyan adjourned till April 6