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LTU raises tax demand worth Rs3.4b with cigarette company
KARACHI: Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) Karachi has raised tax demand of Rs 3.4 billion from a cigarette manufacturing company as...
Singapore Air Customs seizes contraband 10 boxes of branded bags and shoes
SINGAPORE: Singapore Customs has seized more than 10 boxes of branded bags and shoes believed to be worth tens of...
Russia to lose $160b in 2015 if oil stays at $45/barrel: Elvira Nabiullina
MOSCOW: Russia would lose some $160 billion over a year if oil prices averaged $45 per barrel, Central Bank Governor...
Indonesia BNN seizes 840kg meth, clutches nine smugglers
JAKARTA: Indonesia National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seized and confiscated 840 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at Lotte Mart Taman Surya Park,...
Hong Kong Customs seizes illicit 357kg meth in 2014
HONG KONG: Hong Kong has become a transit hub for the smuggling of illegal drug methamphetamine, or "ice," with the...
Hong Kong’s polished diamonds imports hike 8.5% to $19.592 billion in 2014
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's polished diamond imports rose 8.5 percent year on year to $19.592 billion in 2014, according to the...
AZRB invests $7.4 million in Tok Bali Port to expand bunkering facilities
KUALA LUMPUR: Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) is investing RM27 million ($7.4 million) into the expansion of its bunkering facilities...
HDFC Bank’s $1.6b share sale expected: Foreign ownership should not exceed 74pc
Mumbai: HDFC Bank Ltd is likely to sell shares worth up to Rs 100 billion this week, with an offering...
4.4b yrs old Meteorite, Black Beauty found in Moroccan desert
WASHINGTON: A few years ago a 4.4 billion-year-old meteorite, named as Black Beauty, was found in the Moroccan desert. Detailed...
Kuwait Customs chief stresses steps towards pan-Arab customs union
KUWAIT CITY: General Manager of Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) Khaled Al-Saif highlighted the importance of accelerating steps towards...
Kuwait Customs ready to fight witchcraft smuggling with Saudi help
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s customs authorities have decided to seek help from Saudi counter-sorcery units to combat the smuggling of witchcraft...
Qatar’s QFC sets precedent to allow reimbursement for tax losses
DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has set a global precedent by amending its tax law in 2014 to allow...
Afghanistan business community still suffering: ACCI annual report
KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), in a press conference, published its third Business Bottleneck Report and the...
4 Customs officials gunned down in Kohat
KOHAT: Gunmen had killed four Pakistani Customs Officers when their vehicle came under attack on Kohat Hangu Road. The police...
Sweden’s CybAero to deliver 3 Unmanned Helicopter systems to China Customs
HONG KONG: Swedish CybAero Company announced to deliver three Unmanned Helicopters system to the China Custom this year. The systems...
Soaring Oil & Greek hopes boost European stocks at end, Euro Stoxx 600 surges 2.5%
ROME: European stocks ended stronger on Tuesday trade, thanks to a rally in the energy and basic resources sectors and...
RTO-II achieves 98 percent target up to January 2015
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Regional Tax office II Lahore has achieved almost 98 percent of required target...
Customs collects Rs 3.092103 billion under all heads in January
MULTAN: The Model Customs Collectorate Multan has collected Rs 3.092103 billion during the month of January in the fiscal year...
Lavish spending on PM’s tours
Two important factors are the hallmark of the national politics and the national economy. On political front, the government doesn’t...
FIA arrests five human traffickers from various cities of Punjab
LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested five dangerous and red book human traffickers from different cities of Punjab. According...
