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Gwadar Customs officials arrest smugglers after exchange of firing
GWADAR: Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Gwadar, during an anti-smuggling operation, has arrested smugglers of Afghan transit goods. Chief Collector Enforcement...
Customs foils bid to smuggle watches
RAWALPINDI: Customs officials have foiled bid to smuggle watches at Benazir Bhutto Islamabad International Airport and recovered a total of...
6-day long transporters’ strike incurs Rs250m loss to economy
KARACHI: The 6-day long strike of goods transporters has caused loss of around Rs 250 million to the economy. The...
IHC suspends verdict declaring Car Amnesty Scheme illegal
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the judgment of single bench declaring Car Amnesty Scheme unlawful and ordering the...
FBR accepts demands of transporters
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has accepted several demands of transporters. According to Spokesman FBR Shahid Asad, FBR...
FBR extends date of filing tax returns up to November 20
Lahore: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday extended the date for payment of Sales Tax, Federal Excise Duty (FED)...
Duty-free import of printing paper demanded
LAHORE: Pakistan Industrial & Traders Association Front (PIAF) has demanded of the government to allow duty-free import of printing paper....
Transporters strike: Trade activities come to a grinding halt
KARACHI: At least 6,000 containers are stuck at Karachi Port and Port Qasim due to goods transporters strike and the...
Customs seizes smuggled liquor worth $50,000 at Islamabad Dry Port
ISLAMABAD: The Customs Intelligence seized foreign-origin alcohol worth $50,000 being smuggled into the country through Islamabad dry port. Sources said...
MCC Preventive suspends 12 officials including POs and SPOs
KARACHI: The Collector (MCC) Preventive Syed Muhammad Tariq Huda has suspended 12 officials of the Collectorate. According to details, the...
Govt striving to get access to US markets: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Ishaq Dar said that Prime Minister had stressed American leadership to provide access to its...
Minister directs Secy to hold talks with goods transporters to end strike
KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Transport Mumtaz Jakhrani has directed the Secretary Transport to convene a meeting of goods transporters immediately...
FBR asked to introduce tax amnesty scheme
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) urged the government to introduce 'Tax Amnesty Scheme' in order to...
Goods transporters to continue strike if demands not met: Khalid Khan
KARACHI: The trade and business activities are badly affected in the city, as the strike of the premier body of...
Dubai Customs arrest 2 officials, trader for bribery
DUBAI: A customs employee allegedly took Dh3,000 bribe from a British trader for allowing to import perfume from Jebel Ali...
$1.250b IT services exported in 5 years
LAHORE: The exports of Information Technology services have contributed $1.250 billion to national kitty during last five years. The year-wise...
Chief Collectors, Collectors asked to submit arms and ammunition data
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has instructed to all Chief Collectors and Collectors of Customs to immediately apprise the...
Pakistani held for smuggling rare turtles at Thai airport
BANGKOK: Thai customs have found over a thousand turtles and tortoises in airport luggage in a week, including a haul...
Transporters block goods supplies to port; strike continues
KARACHI: Transporters are blocking goods supplies to Karachi port as their strike against extortion and trucks hijacking on highways has...
Foreign orders on stake due to goods transporters’ strike
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association Chairman Sheikh Ilyas Mahmood and Vice Chairman Adil Tahir have warned that export activities will...
