PTBA requests for fully operational FBR office at Gwadar
KARACHI: Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has requested: REQUEST FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW FBR OFFICE IN GWADAR
NLC Dry Port Quetta Lodges FIRs Against Bonded Carriers and Clearing Agents for Pilferage of Transshipment Goods
QUETTA: Directorate of Transit Trade Quetta has lodged two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) against bonded carriers, clearing agents, and owners of goods for attempting to pilferage transshipment goods. The…
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Establishes Data Governance Office
KARACHI: In a significant move to enhance data management and security, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a Data Governance Office under the Directorate General of IT &…
Three-Day Customs Prosecutors Training Program Concludes in Karachi
KARACHI: On the special directions of the Prime Minister, a three-day training program aimed at enhancing the capacity of Customs prosecutors concluded in Karachi. The program, conducted by the Ministry…
Customs Exports Collectorate Port Muhammad Bin Qasim Surpasses Revenue Targets at EPZ
Karachi: The Customs team of Export Collectorate, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (PMBQ), has achieved remarkable progress through annual audits of the Karachi Export Processing Zone (KEPZ). These audits, resumed in…
KP Provincial Cabinet Approves Landmark Registration of Revenue Offices as DNFBPs
KARACHI: In a landmark move, the Provincial Cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has approved the registration of Revenue offices as Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) during its meeting on…
SHC Custom Bench introduced a new principle regarding frustrated cargo U/s 138 of the Customs Act, 1969
KARACHI: The Custom Appellate Bench of High Court of Sindh sets aside an order passed by Custom Appellate Tribunal in Custom Appeal No K-2482 of 2024 pertaining to import of…
Customs Authorities Foil Attempt to Illegally Export Jaggery to Spain
Karachi: In a significant operation, the Collectorate of Customs Exports at the Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (PMBQ) has successfully thwarted an attempt to illegally export a substantial quantity of jaggery…
Khalid Mehmood Rajpar appointed Special Public Prosecutor for Special Custom Courts
KARACHI: Senior most lawyer of customs panel Khalid Mehmood Rajpar was appointed as Special Public Prosecutor for Special Custom Courts (Customs, Taxation and Anti Smuggling) at Karachi to represent Federal…
Customs Launches Major Crackdown on Illegal Removal of Bonded Goods
Karachi: Customs Intelligence has initiated stringent measures to curb illegal activities under new regulations. Following the issuance of assessment alerts, three First Information Reports (FIRs) have been lodged against multiple…
Customs Adjudication Tea Tax Evasion Case
KARACHI: Customs Adjudication had ordered to confiscate tea worth Rs 3.0 billion due to tax evasion. The Sindh High Court has directed the seizure of tea leaves worth over 3…
Customs Enforcement Karachi Seizes 8,000 kg of Smuggled Betel Nuts
Karachi: In a major crackdown on the smuggling of contraband, the Customs Enforcement in Karachi successfully conducted a raid at Babar Market, Landhi. Acting on credible intelligence received by Mr.…
FIR lodged: Truckload of Branded Footwear Swapped with Used Clothing in Quetta
QUETTA: A truckload of branded footwear arriving at NLC Dry Port, Quetta, was found to contain used clothing in an apparent case of smuggling and pilferage, causing a loss of…
Customs Crackdown: Major Smuggling Attempt Thwarted on Motorway M-14
ISLAMABAD: On the evening of January 7, 2025, a crucial tip was received by Chief Collector (Enforcement) Islamabad, Basit Maqsood Abbasi. Acting promptly on this information, Abbasi coordinated with Collector,…
SHC fixes Jan 24 to hear suit filed by Cosmix Engineering after customs file counter affidavit
KARACHI: The hearing of a suit filed by Messer’s Cosmix Engineering against Pakistan Customs, Appraisement, West (AIB) and others till Jan 24 after counsel for respondents Sardar Zafar Hussain Advocate…
Sharjeel Jamal Applauds PM Shahbaz Shareef’s Vision for Customs Reforms
Karachi: Sharjeel Jamal, Convenor of the FPCCI Committee on Trade Facilitation, has expressed his appreciation for Prime Minister Shahbaz Shareef’s recent visit to the South Asia Pakistan Terminal (SAPT). Jamal…
PCA South Lodges 4 FIRs involving Rs 106 Billion Scam orchestrated through network of 7 Bogus Companies
KARACHI: The FBR’s efforts to crack down on money laundering operations continue as the PCA South has successfully dismantled the notorious money laundering cartel that laundered a staggering Rs 106…
Secretary Legal–HR of FBR seeks information about officers facing NAB Cases or Convicted
KARACHI: The Secretary Legal–HR of Federal Board of Revenue has asked all the Chief Commissioners Director Generals of Inland Revenue and Pakistan Customs to provide information regarding details of officers…
Customs Officials Bust Cartel Involved in High-Value Pilferage at NLC Dry Port, Quetta
QUEETTA: In a significant breakthrough, Customs officials at the NLC Dry Port in Quetta have successfully dismantled a cartel involved in a sophisticated pilferage scheme. The operation, spearheaded by Chief…
Operational Challenges in Implementing New SOP for Bonded Cargo Movement
Karachi: The Directorate of Transit Trade (HQ) has issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the tracking and monitoring of bonded cargo, effective from January 1, 2025. This SOP,…