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Ex-CEO Hamdani owns TCS building
ISLAMABAD: The customs authorities have learnt that former TCS CEO Saqib Hamdani has the ownership of the main building of...
FBR transfers five officers of grade 17-20
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred five officers of Pakistan Customs Service (BS 17-20) with immediate effect. As...
FBR to devolve powers to act against ‘black sheep’
ISLAMABAD: The Board in Council of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), on suggestion of Member Customs Nisar Muhammad Khan,...
Govt to take exports to $50b by 2018: Dastgir
ISLAMABAD: Adverse political relations between India and Pakistan have stopped the Commerce Minister and Commerce Secretary from attending ‘Aalishan Pakistan:...
ANF recovers narcotics worth Rs 1.24 billion in 8 raids
ISLAMABAD: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) recovered drugs worth Rs 1.24 billion during eight operations at Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Mianwali, Peshawar, Khyber Agency...
TCS, Smart Zone multi-billion smuggling case hearing put off
ISLAMABAD: A special court headed by Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling Customs Judge Muhammad Ahmad Farooqi has postponed the hearing of...
Member Admin Shahid Jatoi takes action against corrupt officers
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Admin Shahid Hussain Jatoi has learnt that most of his instructions regarding corrupt...
India to frame law to protect Pakistani investors
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce, in a report, sent to the government stated that the Indian Parliament is planning legislation...
Islamabad-Geneva sign treaty on avoidance of double taxation
ISLAMABAD: Three days visit of the Pakistani delegation to Switzerland ended in signing a revised treaty on avoidance of double...
FBR Member Ashraf Khan tells officers to achieve targets
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has decided to transfer those field formation officers who will not show better performance...
Adverse ties hinder Dastgir’s participation in Aalishan Pakistan Expo
ISLAMABAD: Adverse diplomatic ties have stopped Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir and Secretary Commerce from attending the Aalishan Pakistan’ Lifestyle Exhibition...
UK funds FBR for tax awareness campaigns
ISLAMABAD: British Department for International Development will donate Rs 5 million to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) which will be...
Imran, Qadri sit-ins: Ministry seeks funds to compensate containers’ owners
ISLAMABAD: The Federal government has started sending import/export containers back to ports as the owners have been demanding millions of...
FBR issues notices to retailers for tax collection
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued electronic notices to 5,826 retailers asking them to submit their tax...
TDAP to organize ‘Alishan Pakistan’ exhibition in New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: Despite strong opposition by an Indian Hindu fundamentalist organisation, preparations are in full swing to make the upcoming event...
Customs seizes mobiles at Islamabad Airport, FIR lodged
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has thwarted a bid to smuggle smartphones and tabs into Pakistan. Customs officials at Benazir International Airport...
Chinese assistance for economic corridor not loans: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal has said that the Chinese assistance to Pakistan under ‘China...
Senate body calls for promoting religious tourism in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has recommended to the government that local business community must not be harassed...
Islamabad Dry Port collects Rs 140 million customs duty in August
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Dry Port collected Rs 140 million revenue in August despite the fact that the Federal Board of...
ANF captures 186 heroin filled capsules
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has recovered 186 heroin filled capsules from a person here at Benazir International Airport. According...
