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FBR reinstates two customs officers with salary cut as punishment
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reinstated two Customs Inspectors from the Collectorate of Customs Appraisement, Faisalabad, who...
IRIS to automatically process & issue exemption certificates to non-residents applicants: Imran Ghazi
MULTAN: The Federal Board of Revenue’s electronic system (IRIS) will automatically process and issue exemption certificates to non-resident applicants to...
Hectic efforts underway to recover kidnapped Customs IO Yawar Abbas & Superintendent Tariq Mehmood
KARACHI: A search for two senior officials of the Pakistan Customs, including a superintendent of the Anti-Smuggling Organisation, has been...
CDNS achieve Rs 1.6 trillion targets through fresh bonds in FY 2022-23
ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) surpassed the annual target and achieved the target of Rs1.6 trillion in...
Nepra okays further hike in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Monday approved another Rs1.24 per unit hike in power tariff on account...
Pakistan workers’ remittances fall by 15.9pc in 2022-23 on YoY basis
KARACHI: Pakistan workers’ remittances fell by 15.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis to $27 billion in FY2022-23 as compared...
Customs IO Yawar Abbas & Preventive Officer Tariq Mehmood kidnapped
KARACHI: Customs Intelligence Officer Yawar Abbas and Customs Preventive Officer Tariq Mehmood who were working against smuggling were kidnapped by...
PFVA fears mango export target may be missed owing to DPP’s poor planning
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetables Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) has raised concern over mango production and...
Non-filers to be taxed heavily for different sources of income, transactions
ISLAMABAD: You will now have to pay 30 per cent tax on income from savings account profit in case of...
Multan Enforcement to expedite anti-smuggling drive
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement staff revamped anti-smuggling drive to check smuggling in South Punjab. Collector Dr. Rehmatullah Vistro along...
Govt eyes billions of dollars in foreign investment
ISLAMABAD: As the cash-starved Pakistan urgently requires foreign investment to revive economic activity, the coalition government has come up with...
Tax evasion: Customs Appellate Tribunal directs to recover Rs242.8m from M/s Unilever Pakistan
;KARACHI: Customs Appellate Tribunal has directed to recover evaded tax amount of Rs242.8 million from M/s Unilever Pakistan by Customs...
FPCCI, business bodies welcome direct link with Kazakhstan
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and other business bodies welcomed commencing of direct air...
Naveed Qamar, PPP finance team hold meeting with IMF country representative
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar on Friday held crucial meeting with Ester Perez Luis, the country representative...
SBP says political uncertainty, inflation, exchange rate hampered economy in 2022
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) listed political uncertainty, foreign exchange rate, inflation, energy crisis, commodity prices in international...
Govt to borrow record Rs11.1tr in Q1FY24
KARACHI: The Shehbaz-led government has planned to borrow a record Rs11.1 trillion through treasury bills and bonds in the July-September...
Pakistan, Italy extend debt swap pact timeline
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Italy have reached an agreement to extend the timeline of the Pakistan-Italian Debt Swap Agreement (PIDSA) till...
APTMA invites Primark to open office in Pakistan
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has invited Primark, an international fashion retailer, to open offices in Pakistan....
FBR announces SOPs to ensure better media coverage of Chairman FBR
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to ensure better media coverage of...
Illegal clearances of imported goods: FBR asked to include representatives of SBP, Customs I&I in body
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Customs Reform and Automation has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to include representatives of...
