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Bulldozing Chinese president’s visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has cancelled his scheduled visit to Pakistan – a move that was already feared in view...
Smuggled Iranian goods
According to a news item appearing in Customs Today the anti-smuggling staff of the Customs Department in Hyderabad has seized...
Imran, Qadri sit-ins: Ministry seeks funds to compensate containers’ owners
ISLAMABAD: The Federal government has started sending import/export containers back to ports as the owners have been demanding millions of...
FBR issues notices to retailers for tax collection
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued electronic notices to 5,826 retailers asking them to submit their tax...
TDAP to organize ‘Alishan Pakistan’ exhibition in New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: Despite strong opposition by an Indian Hindu fundamentalist organisation, preparations are in full swing to make the upcoming event...
Customs asks OMCs, Shipping lines, KPT to ensure timely examination
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has asked the Oil Manufacturing Companies (OMCs), Shipping Lines and KPT to streamline working in order to...
Collector Najeeb’s proactive measures earn 100pc more revenue
KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Appraisement-East under supervision of Collector Najeebur Rehman Abbasi has collected Rs 4,874 million during...
Pakistan, India chambers to discuss bilateral trade issues
ISLAMABAD: The India Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IPCCI) is planning to discuss various issues pertaining to bilateral trade...
Need to equip Wagha border with modern facilities: LCCI
LAHORE: US Political Officer Preston Savarese accompanied by the LCCI Senior Vice President Mian Tariq Misbah visited Wagha Border and...
DCAs at Customs House awaiting promotion for 28 years
KARACHI: Over two dozen Data Control Assistants (DCAs) working in the Office of Chief Coordinator, Computerization & Programming, Customs House...
Customs serves ONOs on black tea smugglers
KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Adjudication-I has issued Order-in-Originals (ONOs) against three accused persons namely Kashif Aftab, Yasir Paracha and...
Induction of Grade 1-16 staff needed at Appraisement-East
KARACHI: One of the major challenges that the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) of Appraisement-East is facing today is that there...
Customs seizes mobiles at Islamabad Airport, FIR lodged
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has thwarted a bid to smuggle smartphones and tabs into Pakistan. Customs officials at Benazir International Airport...
Bajwa to visit Multan RTO, Customs House on Monday
MULTAN: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Tariq Bajwa will visit Multan Regional Tax Office on Monday. Chairman FBR Tariq Bajwa will...
Chinese assistance for economic corridor not loans: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal has said that the Chinese assistance to Pakistan under ‘China...
Hong Kong Customs warns youth against drug abuse
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Customs has expressed concerns over increase in use of young people to smuggle illegal drugs...
Heavy rains play havoc with Lahore dry ports
LAHORE: Like other areas of the city, torrential rains have played havoc with already insufficient infrastructure at the Lahore Dry...
Senate body calls for promoting religious tourism in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has recommended to the government that local business community must not be harassed...
Islamabad Dry Port collects Rs 140 million customs duty in August
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Dry Port collected Rs 140 million revenue in August despite the fact that the Federal Board of...
Rs 240 million fraud: Adjudication serves show-cause on 12 fabric importers
KARACHI: The Customs Collectorate Adjudication-I served show-cause notices on 12 fabric importers allegedly involved in financial fraud in term...
