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Chinese Customs seized 106kg Ice in “Violet Light operation
BEIJING: A big drug trafficking case was intercepted in the special anti-drug operation codenamed “Violet Light announced Shenzhen Customs District...
Collector Saleem urges officials to achieve revenue target by end of 3rd quarter
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate Appraisement (West) Collector Muhammad Saleem on Saturday convened a meeting of additional collectors and deputy collectors...
High-powered committee urges FBR to differentiate between good and bad tax exemptions
ISLAMABAD: A high-powered committee urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to speed up the process of differentiating between investment/business-friendly and...
Despite zero direct revenue, Pak economy derives multiple benefits from APTTA
ISLAMABAD: Although no direct revenue has been generated out of Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), yet national economy has derived...
Hyderabad Customs’ inspectors urge FBR chairman to promote them before retirement
HYDERABAD: Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Hyderabad inspectors asked Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Tariq Bajwa to promote them into the...
Customs intelligence seizes items worth Rs 250 million in February
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation has confiscated worth Rs 250 million smuggled items including cloth, cigarettes, vehicles,...
Customs Valuation Department completes data compilation of amended VRs
KARACHI: The Directorate General Customs Valuation have completed the compiling work of items those Valuation Rulings (VRs) were re-determined/re-valued repeatedly...
Excise impounds MPA Asadullah’s unregistered Land Cruiser
LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation Department team impounded a vehicle of PML-N Member of Punjab Assembly Asadullah in Lahore. As...
Finance Ministry eyes secured & persistent funding to mortgage market through MRC
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry eyes in secured and consistent provision of long term funding to primary mortgage market with the...
Customs foils bid to smuggle red chilli seeds in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Customs seized illegally imported red chilli seeds being supplied to Multan from Faisalabad. On a tip-off, Faisalabad...
Appraisement-West issues new schedule for hearing of review cases
KARACHI: The Appraisement-West has issued directives that hearing of all review cases will be held until 4pm every day in...
Finance Ministry follows interim arrangement for resource allocation in absence of latest poverty estimates
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of absence of last poverty estimates, the Finance Ministry has been following an interim arrangement for...
ASO seizes illegally imported ceramic tiles in Faisalabad
FAISALBAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organisation has seized smuggled ceramic tiles which were being transported by a truck into the city. Following...
Customs PRV Cell’s strict scrutiny curtails rate of tax evasion cases
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Appraisement (West) Post Release Verification (PRV) Cell’s effective scrutiny over import data has decreased the...
Excise Multan Director Jaam assigns recovery target to motor and property tax branches
MULTAN: Excise and Taxation Department Multan Director Jaam Siraaj has assigned recovery targets to Motor Registration Branch and Property Tax...
FBR chief Bajwa says govt spending one third of budget on debt servicing
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq Bajwa has said that seventy percent of the government expenditures are being...
Excise Multan collects Rs 97.8 million taxes in Khanewal district
MULTAN: Excise and Taxation Department Multan has collected Rs.38.3 million as property tax from Khanewal district during first eight months...
ASF foils bid to smuggle heroin to Saudi Arabia
LAHORE: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) at the Allama Iqbal International Airport has arrested an accused who attempted to smuggle 700...
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar urges FBR to resolve issues of transporters
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has directed Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Tariq Bajwa to resolve the issues of transporters...
FBR appoints two ADCs at Appraisement-West to fill vacancies
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has finally appointed two senior officers of BS-19 simultaneously at the Appraisement-West in...
