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China approves $315bn worth fixed-asset investment projects in Jan-Nov
BEIJING: China's top economic planner approved 248 fixed-asset investment projects with total investment reaching 2 trillion yuan ($315 billion) in...
Collector Tariq Huda’s ASO holds all the aces against smuggling
Customs Preventive ASO seizes smuggled goods worth Rs 2030m in over two years LAHORE: After assuming charge by Collector Tariq...
China’s B2B mobile e-commerce market to hit 24.2 billion yuan
BEIJING: China's business-to-business (B2B) mobile e-commerce market size is expected to reach 24.2 billion yuan in 2015, 79.3 percent year-on-year...
FBR prepares reply of China’s reservations over increased customs duty
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has finalised draft to response the Chinese government for its reservations over the...
Govt should encourage investment in IT sector: NetSol CEO Salim Ghauri
LAHORE: NetSol Technologies is exporting software and IT solutions since 1996 and various other IT companies too have ventured into...
Lahore ASO seizes Land Cruiser, Pajero worth Rs 11m
LAHORE: Anti-Smuggling Organization Lahore Customs Friday detained two vehicles including Black V-8 Land Cruiser and Pajero. Sources told Customs Today,...
Pak-UK economic, trade relations are growing stronger gradually: British envoy
ISLAMABAD: Economic and trade relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom are growing stronger gradually. Building economic and trade relations...
IHC issues notice to Customs Appellate Tribunal in a customs reference
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a notice to Customs Appellate Tribunal for appearing before the court in...
Smuggling of poppy seed to Malaysia: SHC adjourns bail plea of accused till Dec 14
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has adjourned until December 14 a bail petition of a suspect in a case pertaining...
Judge Faiz Rasool puts off bail plea of suspect involved in smuggling of cell phones, alcohol
KARACHI: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling directed the investigation officer to submit an interim charge-sheet in a...
Faisalabad Customs Intelligence seizes items worth Rs 5.5m
FAISALABAD: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation confiscated smuggled goods worth Rs 5.5 million involving duty/taxes amounting to Rs 5.09 million...
FBR removes checking filters from IRIS system to facilitate taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has removed all checking filters used for withholding tax from IRIS system, it...
Federal Service Tribunal adjourns hearing of FBR staff ‘promotion’ cases
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Service Tribunal (FST) on Friday adjourned the hearing of Federal Service Tribunal’s (FBR’s) employees ‘promotion’ cases. A...
FIA arrests human smugglers
LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Gujrat conducted a raid and arrested a human smuggler involved in a number of cases....
FBR recovers Rs 42.1m sales tax from LESCO bank accounts attachment
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Regional Tax Office (RTO) Lahore on Friday recovered Rs 40 million sale tax for...
FBR generates Rs 43 billion WHT from pre-paid mobile phone users
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has collected Rs 43 billion on account of withholding tax during 2014-15. Only 0.9 million...
ATIR Chairman Javid Iqbal seeks appointment of more members technical from FBR
ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) Chairman Javid Iqbal on Friday stated that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) needed...
FBR asked to remove bugs in IRIS
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has received another complaint from Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) about problems in Integrated...
ANF wants to help, guide businessmen to compat narcotics smuggling
LAHORE: Force Commander, Regional Directorate of Anti Narcotics Force Punjab Brigadier Mahmod ul Hassan has said that Anti-Narcotics Force is...
FBR needs to address structural problems in taxation system: SBP
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to address structural problems in the taxation system and tax-to-GDP ratio...
