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Customs warning as Sydney school kids recruited to import illegal drugs
SYDNEY: Australian Customs officials has revealed that an international crime syndicate is using Sydney high school students as drug mules,...
Indian woman held for smuggling 26kg gold
KERALA: A woman accused of smuggling 26 kg of gold from Dubai two months back has been detained nearby Chavakad....
NIRC rejects objections against FBR Union’s election
LAHORE: All complaints filed against the Federal Revenue Alliance Employees Union (FRAEU) has been rejected by the National Industrial Relation...
Customs assures garments exporters of clearing rebate claims
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has vowed to refund the garments exporters’ stuck up claims against rebate as soon as possible. Customs...
PTBA urges FBR to extend deadline of filing IT returns
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has demanded Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the date of e-filing of...
No room for corrupt officers in FBR: Bajwa
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq Bajwa has warned the Customs officials that there is ‘no room’ for...
Pak-India trade can be enhanced up to $10b
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Acting President Mian Tariq Misbah has said that the trade volume between...
FBR to present details of imported arms in SC: Yahya
KARACHI: Chief Collector (South) Enforcement Muhammad Yayha said that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected all the relevant details...
All glitches of FBR Portal removed
ISLAMABAD: All known issues of e-filing system have been removed at FBR Portal and the taxpayers & tax consultants are...
Customs to hold seized goods auction tomorrow
Lahore: Customs Department will hold auction of seized and impounded goods and articles on Monday at 12 noon at Allama...
Missing containers case: FBR chief to appear before SC on Nov 25
KARACHI: FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa will appear before Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry on Monday in missing containers case. Sources told...
Lankan Customs seizes red sandalwood haul worth Rs100m
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Customs has seized a container with four metric tonnes of red sandalwood worth some Rs100 million. According...
Nepalese Customs to go online
KATHMANDU: Import and export in Nepal will take place through online system from next year as the government is working...
Thai Customs seizes 122 smuggled pangolins heading for China
BANGKOK: Thai Customs officials seize 122 live pangolins before they are smuggled out of the country for food. Thai Customs...
Customs seizes 60,000 litres smuggled Iranian diesel
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has seized two launches carrying smuggled Iranian diesel worth millions of rupees from the open sea. Each...
Bajwa urges officers to improve skills to broaden tax net
LAHORE: FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa has stressed upon the need for improving training skills of officers to work on broadening...
Hong Kong Customs seizes illicit cigarettes of worth $7.5m
Hong Kong Customs in a two-week special operation seized two cross-boundary vehicles for smuggling illicit cigarettes and smashed five storage...
Pakistan Customs adhering to policy of ‘zero tolerance against tax evasion’
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs is strictly following the directives of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and fully adhering to the policy...
Govt to expand fishing business, exports: Michael
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael has said that the government is evolving a fresh fisheries policy...
Karachi business community suggests railway track for ATT
KARACHI: Prominent figures from Karachi’s business community including former President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), and former...
