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Six Customs officials kidnapped in Jiwani
GWADAR: At least 20-35 armed persons have kidnapped six Customs officials, including inspector Manzoor Jamali. According to details, Customs officials...
Goods transporters call off strike after successful talks with Ishaq Dar, Governor Sindh
KARACHI: Goods transporters have called off their prolonged strike after successful talks with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Governor Sindh Ishratul...
Achieving the tax target
Despite the difficult history of revenue collection over the last few years, the government set the ambitious target of Rs.2475...
US Customs sued for using excessive force
TEXAS: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is under fire for overstepping their bounds. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...
UK Customs seizes record numbers of illegal wildlife items
LONDON: More endangered animal items have been seized in the year up to April 2013 than any other year the...
Michael bent on putting ports and shipping industry back on track
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael said that forceful encroachment by different corrupt groups at Port Qasim is...
‘FBR delays refund cases to show more growth, hoodwink IMF’
LAHORE: Former president Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) Zahid Attiq Chaudhry said that 25 percent growth in revenue collection during...
FBR notifies transfer of 8 PCS officers
ISLAMABAD: FBR transferred and posted 8 officers of the Pakistan Customs Service (BS-18-20) with immediate effect. According to the notification,...
Shanghai Customs investigates 121 pythons smuggler
SHANGHAI: Shanghai Customs is investigating a passenger who brought 121 ball pythons from Hong Kong to Shanghai. The ball pythons, which...
FBR establishes more than 200 Tax Facilitation Kiosks for taxpayers’ facilitation
ISLAMABAD: FBR has established more than 200 Tax Facilitation Kiosks (KIOSKs)/Tax Facilitation Centres (TFCs) throughout the country on places like...
Govt urged to ban import of tomatoes
LAHORE: The government has been urged to immediately put a ban on import of tomatoes to encourage local productions as...
Over 200 containers ‘confiscated’ by police during Muharram
KARACHI: The city police have started confiscating containers and heavy vehicles forcibly for cordoning off the main arteries and roads...
Transporters vow to continue strike till acceptance of demands
KARACHI: The country’s poor economy is undergoing another bad period, as the strike of United Goods Transporters Association (UGTA) and...
Jordan Customs foils smuggling bids at Queen Alia Airport
AMMAN: Jordan Customs Department (JCD) personnel at Queen Alia International Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle 243 cellular devices...
Gold smuggling through Dhaka airport increases
DHAKA: A record quantity of around 450kg gold had been seized at the Dhaka airport over the last 10 months...
Russia introduces new customs rules
MOSCOW: Russian Customs introduced new rules for the passage of goods across the border with Ukraine, the press service of...
Flying car misses Swiss customs guards
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Why the driver was going at a speed that sent him into the air isn’t yet known, but...
Assistant Collector Amanullah Tareen seizes 120,000 litres of smuggled diesel
QUETTA: In compliance with the directives given by the Supreme Court in CP No. 77/2010 for seizing smuggled goods, Model...
Penalty for not filing tax returns reduced to Rs 10,000
ISLAMABAD: Aimed at facilitating taxpayers, FBR has decided that wealth statement will be filed by those taxpayers who were declared...
TCP seals another deal on urea import
KARACHI: Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has sealed another deal for the import of 0.1 million tons of urea and...
