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Russia’s Gazprom settles $1.65b gas debt with Ukraine
MOSCOW: One of the world largest Russian company Gazprom has settled gas debt with Ukraine and received outstanding $1.65 billion,...
Mobile inspection system makes customs control easier: China’s Shatian Customs Office
BEIJING: Control officers of Shatian Customs Office stationed by Huangpu Customs District exercised control over a consignment of goods declared...
Bangladesh signs MoU with India to export 10gbps internet bandwidth
DHAKA: Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited Company (BSCCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indian state owned telecom company...
Tea prices up in Bangladesh for seven straight weeks as winter sets in
DHAKA: The increasing demand of tea in the winter season raised its price for the seventh straight week at the...
KSE 100-index gains 249.63pts, touches 32,000pts mark as reserves cross $15b
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark KSE 100-index gained 249.63 points or 0.79 percent to reach 32000.01 points and volume...
Passengers demand shuttle service at Wagha Border
LAHORE: Passengers travelling to India via Wagha Border expressed satisfaction over customs’ clearance process, however, most of who contacted, complained...
ASO seizes Rs 11.28m smuggled goods until Dec 24
KARACHI: The Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO) of the Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has seized smuggled goods worth Rs...
Customs Appellate Tribunal not to hear cases due to winter vacation
KARACHI: No cases would be heard by any of the three benches of Customs Appellate Tribunal at Karachi until 1...
Ministry proposes steps for textile industry to compete with India, Bangladesh
ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has proposed various steps to enable textile industry to compete with textile industries of India and...
Collector Seema seeks report about Afghan Embassy’s ‘tampered’ land cruiser
ISLAMABAD: Customs Adjudication Collector Seema Raza Bukhari has ordered officials concerned to get a report regarding tampered land cruiser being...
RTO-II hopes to collect Rs 5.6b in December
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Regional Tax office (RTO) II would collect almost Rs 5.6 billion...
Customs Collectorate seizes smuggled goods worth Rs 222 million
ISLAMABAD: The Model Customs Collectorate has seized smuggling products worth Rs 222 million that include imported cloth, tyres, food grains...
Customs Intelligence seizes smuggled goods worth Rs 7.3 million
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General Customs and Intelligence Rawalpindi has seized the products worth Rs 7.3 million that include imported cloth,...
Team approved for tax facilitation centre at Parliament House
KARACHI: The Chief Commissioner of Regional Tax Office Islamabad has approved team of five officials for Tax Facilitation Centre at...
Smuggling of Rs 100m carried out daily thru Afghan Transit route: sources
KARACHI: The smuggling of around Rs 100 million is being carried out daily through Afghan Transit Trade (ATT), it was...
Imports increase by 10pc as demand increases for secondhand cars
KARACHI: The demand for secondhand imported cars has been increased in the country. More than 10,000 cars have been imported...
Customs seize Rs 5.6m smuggled goods, arrest 2 smugglers
ISLAMABAD: The Model Customs Collectorate Preventive Division has seized Rs 5.6 million smuggled clothes, tea and used parts of...
Sindh Excise Minister Israni orders recovery of taxes from vehicle owners
KARACHI: The Excise and Taxation Minister Gayan Chand Israni have given directions to Excise and Taxation Director Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui...
Customs Exports attach property of Spectrum Int’l for non-payment of taxes
KARACHI: The Special Recovery Cell (SRC) of the Model Customs Collectorate-MCC of Exports, while continuing its crackdown against the defaulters,...
Property of Muslim Cotton Mills attached for non-payment of dues
KARACHI: The Special Recovery Cell (SRC) of Model Customs Collectorate-MCC of Exports headed by the Deputy Collector of Customs-SRC Mona...
