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Customs Preventive seizes 105 mobiles at Jinnah International Airport
KARACHI: Customs Preventive authorities have recovered 105 mobile phones from a passenger at Karachi airport. The market value of the...
Germany imports 54 mln tons of hard coal in 2015
FRANKFURT: Germany imported 54 million tonnes of hard coal in 2015, 4 percent less than in the previous year, coal...
Cosco agrees to pay 368.5m euros for control of key Greek port
ATHENS: Chinese shipping giant Cosco consolidated its hold over the Greek port of Piraeus here the other day, agreeing to...
Greek current account gap shrinks in Nov on cheaper oil
ATHENS: Greece's current account deficit shrank in November from the same month a year earlier, mainly due to a lower...
Customs seizes poppy seeds, sea salt worth Rs 8.387m
KARACHI: Custom Enforcement has seized 1362 bags of poppy seeds and 680 bags of sea salt. The market value of...
Obama to attend Detroit auto show
NEW YORK: President Obama is planning to attend the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week. Obama will...
Tax system needs complete overhaul, says PTBA President
LAHORE: The IRIS system introduced by the IT section of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is an excellent effort to...
FBR notifies change of Additional Collector Ms Zeba’s name
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified the change of the name of a PCS/BS-19 officer of the...
FBR collects 99.6pc of its target in first half of FY 2015-16
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved 99.6 percent tax collection target during the first six months of...
China to remove gold import permit for industrial use
SHANGHAI: Gold imported into China for industrial use will not require a central bank permit from the beginning of this...
Afghanistan ready to expand gas oil imports from Iran
TEHRAN: Afghanistan is keen to expand its gas oil imports from Iran to 1.2 million tons, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan...
Philippines police seize shabu worth P6 million
ILOILO CITY: Police arrested two suspected drug smugglers on Wednesday, and seized substance believed to be shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) worth...
Afghanistan aims to boost gas oil imports from Iran
TEHRAN: Afghanistan is keen to expand its gas oil imports from Iran to 1.2 million tons, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan...
Turkey seizes 13 tons of drugs in international waters
ANKARA: Turkey has seized at least 13 tons of drugs in powdered form from a Bolivia-registered ship in its first-ever...
Singapore authorities seize 3,750 contraband cigarette cartons at checkpoints
SINGAPORE: More than 3,750 cartons of contraband cigarettes were found stashed in two Malaysia-registered vehicles at Singapore’s land checkpoints in...
New Zealand increases palm kernel imports
WELLINGTON: Despite recommendations from Fonterra that farmers should not feed more than 3kg per cow per day, New Zealand dairy...
Malaysian Customs seizes fireworks worth RM100,000
KUALA LUMPUR: A truck laden with firecrackers and fireworks worth nearly RM100,000 were stopped by the Royal Malaysian Customs authorities...
Saudi authorities seizes 5m amphetamine tablets
RIYADH: Saudi authorities said Sunday that they had seized more than five million amphetamine tablets and arrested 11 people in...
Thai Customs seizes 281 elephant tusks
BANGKOK: A Thai forensic police officer inspecting confiscated African elephant tusks at the Customs department in Bangkok yesterday. The Thai...
Cigarette smuggler sentenced to 5 yrs jail
SINGAPORE: A key member of a contraband cigarette smuggling syndicate has been sentenced to five years in jail for his...
