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Customs court rejects Ayyan’s plea for Class-B prison status, extends remand by 14 days
ISLAMABAD: A Customs court has extended the judicial remand of supermodel Ayyan until April 11 and also rejected her plea...
$0.5m smuggling case takes another twist: Ayyan’s father shot, wounded; remand extended till April 11
RAWALPINDI: Cash smuggling scandal-hit supermodel Ayyan Ali’s father has been shot and wounded, when he was coming back after ‘attending’...
12.5% duty imposed on import of hot-rolled products
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), making amendments in SRO 568(I)/2014, has imposed 12.5 per cent regulatory duty on imports...
Khawar Saeed posted as DG (OPS) Data Processing Centre
ISLAMABAD: Khawar Saeed Akhtar, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-20, has been transferred and posted as Director General (OPS),...
167 units to be monitored: FBR to install cameras on 5 industrial sectors to halt tax avoidance
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to stop tax evasion by the major industries, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has planned to...
Chief Collector Nadir Hoti for early disposal of tax evasion cases pending in courts
ISLAMABAD: Model Customs Collectorate Chief Collector Nadir Khan Hoti has told customs lawyers to resolve all cases pending in courts...
Customs officials ask authorities to halt transfer of adjudication cases to Peshawar
ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence and Preventive staff have requested the authorities to ask the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to appoint...
Customs officials say Ayyan’s currency ownership claim dubious
ISLAMABAD: A day after supermodel Ayyan Ali submitted proof of ownership for the currency she allegedly attempted to launder to...
Ports & Shipping Ministry avoids responsibility of checking illegal fishing thru banned nets in maritime belt of Sindh
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Ports and Shipping (MoP&S) avoided claiming responsibility of implementing the rules and regulations to check illegal...
Finance Ministry takes stringent measures to maintain fiscal deficit at 4.9% of GDP
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has taken numerous steps to maintain fiscal deficit at 4.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) after...
New initiatives in Textile Package result in increasing textile products
ISLAMABAD: The initiatives announced under the Textile Package incorporated in the finance bill 2014-15 has enhanced exports of textile products...
Supermodel Ayyan submits evidence to prove ownership of $500,000
ISLAMABAD: Supermodel Ayyan has submitted evidence to customs authorities regarding the ownership of currency that was being allegedly smuggled by...
FBR collected Rs167b against Rs196.4b target: Political leaders call for bringing the rich in tax net
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of major political parties was organised by the Islamabad-based Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in collaboration with...
Counsel for Ayyan submits application for getting bail
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for Ayyan has submitted a bail plea in the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench, as the hearing...
Ministry of Commerce takes measures to enhance exports of surgical instruments
ISLAMABAD: Being quite alive to the growing importance of surgical instruments in the international market, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC)...
Govt pays $ 76.5 million interest to IMF& WB in last two years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has paid $ 76.5 million as interest on loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank...
Non-recommended tobacco variety reduce to 40%, MoC takes measures for quality tobacco production
ISLAMABAD: The distribution of improved exotic varieties of tobacco has reduced the cultivation area of Non-Recommended Variety (NRV) from 70...
3-member FBR delegation to attend IMF conference in Tokyo from 1st week of April
ISLAMABAD: A three member high level delegation of Inland Revenue-Policy Wing of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will attend...
New conditions for performance allowance irk FBR officials
ISLAMABAD: The addition of new conditions in the guidelines for performance allowance 2015 has sparked a new debate among the...
Ayyan’s cell phone record gives new direction in money laundering case
ISLAMABAD: In a recent development in model Ayyan Ali smuggling case, the customs officials have come with new revelations after...
