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All stakeholders put their heads together to resolve issues in WeBOC system
KARACHI: A 15-member committee of the stakeholders and customs officials put their heads together on Wednesday to resolve issues related...
FBR extends date for payment of tax till 27th
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended last date for payment of all taxes till August 27. Exercising its...
PIAF assures full support to weed out Dengue
LAHORE: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF), while appreciating the efforts to weed out the menace of Dengue, has...
Nigeria: Customs unveils Trade Facilitation Portal
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a public launch of the Nigeria Trade Hub Portal developed to improve ease...
Chinese customs seize 169 smuggled bear paws
TONGJIANG: Authorities have busted a bear paw smuggling ring in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, arresting five people and seizing 169...
FBR issues transfers/postings orders of 6 officers
ISLAMABAD: FBR has reshuffled six officials of the Pakistan Customs Service (BS-19-20) on Friday. Transfers/postings of the following officers of...
PRA issues notice to property dealers, developers, builders
LAHORE: Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has issued notice to at least 50 property dealers, developers, builders of housing societies across...
Senate’s body reviews FBR’s working condition
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee (SC) on Finance met here recently to review the FBR working condition. FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa...
Lahore: Two FBR officers relinquish charge
LAHORE: Three officers of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) relinquished charge of their current offices, while retirement notification to an...
Customs officers CTP sequence finalised
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has finalised various officers of Pakistan Customs Services (PCS) for 35th and 36th Common...
KCCI terms revision in power tariff as penalty on honest consumers
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s President Muhammad Haroon Agar, in a statement, has expressed deep concern over hike...
Exports of services up 64.31pc in FY2012-13
LAHORE: The deficit in trade of services witnessed sharp decrease of 64.31 percent, as exports surge 31.46 percent and imports...
Customs seizes 20 antique coins from two passengers
ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence has seized antique coins from passengers going to Thailand here at Islamabad Airport. On 14-08-2013 at about...
Australia pledges to extend sector-specific cooperation to Pakistan
LAHORE: Australian High Commissioner Peter Heyward pledged to extend sector-specific cooperation to Pakistan in its bid to increase the volume...
FBR set to apply Customs Act 1969
ISLAMABAD: The FBR has decided to apply provisions of the Customs Act 1969 relating to the customs computerised system at...
FBR transfers 38 IRS officers of BS 16-19
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notification of the transfer and posting of 38 officials in...
KCAA elections’ schedule announced
KARACHI: The Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) has announced its annual elections’ schedule for the year 2013-14. According to the...
Overseas Pakistanis to send record level of remittances this year: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to get a record level of remittances from the overseas Pakistan, about $16 billion during current...
Azerbaijan’s customs duties reach 12.3% of import
BAKU: In Jan–July 2013, the country’s foreign trade turnover totaled $20bn (+3.42% versus Jan-July 2012) against $33.56bn in 2012, $36.326bn...
Bajwa gave clear instructions to improve enforcement system: Chief Collector Yahya
KARACHI: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tariq Bajwa and Member Customs Nisar Muhammad Khan gave clear instructions for strengthening...
