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Excise collects Rs 406.28 million as professional tax in 8 months
LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department has collected Rs 406.28 million as professional tax during July-February of the current...
Excise seizes documents of more than 160 vehicles in Lahore
LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department has seized documents of more than 160 vehicles in the general holdup in...
Collector Nazim Saleem orders compilation of anti-smuggling data
KARACHI: The Federal Board Revenue (FBR) has asked the Model Customs Collectorate Enforcement-South authorities to send last year’s data on...
Principal Appraiser Shafiullah urges early disposal of tax evasion cases
KARACHI: A meeting to observe the development into the tax evasion cases of mis-declaration and under-invoicing was held at MCC-Appraisement-East...
Excise issues final notices to token tax defaulters in Gujranwala
SIALKOT: The Excise and Taxation Punjab has issued final recovery notices to government departments and private organisations to pay the...
Govt asked to do away with SRO for economic growth
LAHORE: SRO culture and discretionary powers of government functionaries are the biggest threat to the economic well-being of the country...
Microsoft Cortana a standalone app, available in Google Play & Apple App Store for iOS, Android
WASHINGTON: Microsoft has decided to bring Cortana to iOS and Android devices sometime after the technology arrives on desktop PCs...
Russia slashes interest rate by one percentage point to 14% as rouble stabilises against dollar
MOSCOW: Russia's central bank has cut its key interest rate by one percentage point to 14%, as concerns over inflation...
China’s richest man Wang Jianlin seeks to invest $1b in UK
BEIJING: China's richest man has said that he considers the UK the best place in the world to invest. Wang...
Luhansk company’s $450,000 shipment stuck with China customs because of red tape
BEIJING: When Kliver, a high-tech company from Luhansk, signed a contract with Chinese Sun Yin Crystal Industry to supply equipment...
Multan Customs seizes Rs335m smuggled goods in 8 months of FY2014-15
MULTAN: Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Multan seized about Rs335 million worth smuggled goods in the first eight months of...
No recruitment since 1993: Multan Customs I&I facing shortage of young staff
MULTAN: Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Multan office is facing shortage of young staff as no recruitment has been carried...
Rs30 to 40b already paid: Bajwa forms body to resolve refund dispute with banking companies
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq Bajwa has step up efforts to resolve the dispute between revenue authority...
American Congress to renew US GSP for Pakistan by summer: Dastgir
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Commerce Engr Khurram Dastgir has announced that US Congress will renew US GSP status for Pakistan...
Climate change may be destroying world’s oldest mummies
TRIPALI: It turns out that global warming does not impact only the people currently living on Earth, it can affect...
FBR to appoint additional collector at working formation of Appraisement-West
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will appoint an additional collector at the working formation of Model Customs Collectorate...
FBR starts budget preparations, seeks tax proposals from business community
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started the budget preparations for 2015-16. The board is also seeking taxation...
FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa reviews revenue targets in meeting
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq Bajwa chaired an important meeting on Wednesday at the FBR House to...
Five FBR officials to attend ‘Operational Coordination Meeting’ in Tajikistan
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has finalised a team of officers to attend the meeting on “Global Shield...
Collector Saleem forms body to scrutinise clearance data of imported tyres, auto accessories
KARACHI: The Appraising Intelligence Branch (AIB) of Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement (West) has planned a grand crackdown against the...
