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Punjab Excise and Taxation Dept collects 336 million professional tax in six months
LAHORE: in fiscal year 2014-25 Excise and Taxation department Punjab has collected Rs 336 million as professional tax from July...
Saudi authorities charge six Filipinos for diesel smuggling
SAUDI ARAB: Six Filipino workers are charged by Saudi Arabian authorities for their involvement in diesel smuggling. All of them...
Excise and Taxation director’s conference ends today
LAHORE: Directors conference of Excise and Taxation Department to evaluate six months performance ended on Tuesday at Director General Office...
Russia total gas exports stand at 192m cubic meters in 2014
MOSCOW: Russia total gas exports were about 192m cubic meters in last year.Russia, including 147bn outside the former USSR, a...
Closing: KSE 100-index bags 214 pts, surges 0.64% to close at 33418pts
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-index gained 214.46 points or 0.64 percent to reach 33418.20 points and volume of...
Railway Police recovers 3kg heroin from train at Wagha border
LAHORE: Pakistan Railway Police, Anti Narcotics Force and Customs Pakistan recovered a huge amount of heroin during checking of Train...
FIA arrests 4-member gang of Nigeria, Zambia nationals for millions of rupees fraud
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested an international gang of four involved in fraud of millions of rupees...
Govt imposes 15% duty on import of steel items, local traders reject decision
LAHORE: Imposition of 15 percent regularity duty on import of steel billets, bars and wire rods drew mixed reaction among...
Railway police intercept 30 gold biscuits at Wagha border
LAHORE: Pakistan Railway Police caught a woman while checking her luggage containing 30 biscuits of gold she was trying to...
FBR restores performance allowance of AC Naureen
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue restored the performance allowance (equivalent to 100% of basic pay) of Naureen Ahmed Tarar Additional...
LHC summons Board of Revenue member in land allotment case pending before court for 15 years
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has issued a notice to Babar Hassan Bharwana, a member of the Board of Revenue, to...
Iran exports first 30 tonnes shrimp consignment to Russia
TEHRAN: Iran exported the first 30 tonnes shrimp consignment to Russia last week, head of Iran’s Fisheries Organization Hassan Salehi...
China Steel completes 1st plant in India to tackle South Asia market
BEIJING: China Steel is all set to tackle South Asia market as it has set its sights on providing better...
Iran Customs bans import and export of low quality goods
TEHRAN: Iran has banned export and import of low quality commodities, a senior official with Iran's Customs Administration Mohammad-Hossein Bagh...
Primary education of Tk 18,154 crore okayed: Bangladesh ECNEC approves 5 projects worth Tk18,154 crore
DHAKA: Bangladesh Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved five projects involving Tk 18,404 crore at a meeting...
China’s metallurgical coke exports surge 85% to 8.51 million tons in 2014
BEIJING: China exported 8.51 million tons of metallurgical and semi-finished coke in 2014, 85% more than a year earlier by...
Falling oil prices: China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia & South Africa emerge as big winners
BEIJING: World Bank said that oil importing countries like China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia and South Africa will be the...
China hits new record of trade surplus by $382bn in 2014
BEIJING: China's trade surplus mounted by almost half last year to a record $382 billion, the government announced here the...
Customs ASO seizes Rs20m smuggled goods, two nabbed till Jan 13
KARACHI: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) of Customs Intelligence and Investigation-FBR Karachi with its effective operations against smugglers along with the...
Rs1.172 trillion or Rs1.165 trillion: Dar’s figures contradict FBR revenue collection claim for 1H of FY15
ISLAMABAD: The Rs1.165 trillion revenue collection figure reported by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during his press contradicted the Rs1.172 trillion...
