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Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
Kakar Advocates, DLA Piper enter strategic alliance
KABUL: Kakar Advocates, a Kabul-based law firm, has entered into a strategic alliance with DLA Piper -- one of the...
Qatargas to increase supply of LNG to Pakistan
DOHA: Qatargas, the world’s largest producer of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), yesterday announced a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA)...
Largest ever seizure of illegal tobacco in Spain
MADRID: In a joint investigation between the Guardia Civil and the Tax Office under the codename ‘Rosa’, two people have...
Hong Kong Customs seizes 6kg cocaine, 1.8kg of cannabies
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday seized about 6 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 1.8kg of suspected cannabis in Tuen...
US Customs confiscates cocaien worth $188k
BROWNSVILLE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge seized a load of alleged...
US Customs seizes hard narcotics worth over $190k
EAGLE PASS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized alleged cocaine valued at more than $190,000, from the rear passenger...
S&P cuts the EU’s rating
OSLO: Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) on Thursday cut the credit rating for the EU by one notch, saying...
Property transactions fall 6.6 percent from last year
TAIPEI: The number of property transactions in the six special municipalities last month declined 6.6 percent from a year earlier,...
Nikkei PMI rebounds on client demand
TAIPEI: The Nikkei Taiwan Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rebounded to 50.0 last month from 48.5 the previous month, signaling...
Indonesia Customs thwarts meth smuggling attempt
JAKARTA: Customs and excise officials and police at Soekarno Hatta International Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle methamphetamine from...
Incorrect customs rulings cost federal treasury $500K
OTTAWA: Erroneous rulings by Canada's customs officers have cost the federal treasury about half a million dollars. The Trudeau cabinet...
Ministry identifies 20 stuck port projects worth Rs 150 billion
NEW DELHI: The shipping ministry has identified 20 port terminal projects worth Rs 150 billion lying idle because of policy...
Eurozone jobless rate close to five-year low
BRUSSELS: Eurozone unemployment fell to a near five-year low in May, official data said on Friday, in a rare positive...
Oil smuggling in Qatar now punishable by QR1 million fine
DOHA: Anyone caught smuggling diesel, petrol or LPG can face a jail term of up to 10 years and a...
Greek PMI reverts to positive territory in June
ATHENS: The June reading of the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) compiled by Markit showed a return to marginal growth in...
Cocaine haul hidden in diamante-encrusted horse head gallops into Customs’ hands
WELLINGTON: Police have landed New Zealand’s biggest ever cocaine bust – uncovered $14 million worth of the Class A drug....
No change in the Greek economic sentiment index in June
ATHENS: Greece’s Economic Sentiment Index remained unchanged in June at 89.7 points, the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE)...
S. Korea’s consumer price inflation misses inflation target for 6 months
SEOUL: South Korea's consumer price inflation missed the Bank of Korea (BOK)'s inflation target for six months in a row,...
Romania’s unemployment rate grows to 6.6% in May
BUCAREST: Romania's unemployment rate rose to 6.6% in May, from 6.4% in April, the national statistics office (INS) said on...
Japan clobbered by weak inflation, business confidence
TOKYO: Japan was clobbered with a one-two punch Friday as weak data and a lacklustre business confidence report underscored the...
