SHC orders production of vehicle allegedly involved in smuggling
KARACHI: ordered Pakistan Customs Preventive to produce a vehicle before the Nazir of SHC on Marh 02. The order came during hearing of a constitution petition filed by Muhammad rehan…
SHC allows provisional release of consignment against 50 percent penalty besides admissible duties, taxes
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Yousuf Ali Sayeed allowed provisional release of two consignments against 50 per cent payment…
Pakistan has lost $4 billion in exports since 2014
KARACHI: Pakistan has alarmingly lost about $4 billion exports since the economy has taken a downward trend, industry while sounding alarm has said that the declining of export is still…
PM House returns CSB recommendations with objections
KARACHI: The Prime Minister House has raised several objections on the report of Central Selection Board (CSB), which recommended promotion of civil servants of Pakistan, sources said. The CSB in…
Court orders provision of security to Customs official
KARACHI: Judicial Magistrate Lahore has ordered the concerned police station to provide security to I&I officer Mohammad Yaseen s/o Mian Ahmed Deen as he is receiving threats from certain accused.…
Customs values of caustic soda flakes revised
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of caustic soda flakes vide Valuation Ruling No.1052/2017. The custom values of the Caustic Soda flakes were earlier determined vide…
ASO seizes 11kg heroin; FIR lodged
KARACHI: Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) of MCC Preventive has seized 11kg of Heroin and arrested two persons at RCD Highway Karachi. FIR has been lodged and efforts are being made…
Mobile phone smuggled arrested
KARACHI: MCC Preventive Karachi has lodged an FIR against one Mujahid Ahmed Khan s/o Sikandar Khan for attempting to smuggle mobile phones. The accused was spotted at Jinnah International Airport…
SHC seeks comments in Chemical cases
KARACHI: An Appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Yousuf Ali Saeed on Thursday ordered Pakistan Customs to file para wise comments in…
SHC disposed of a dozen identical petitions pertaining to “Corrigendum”
KARACHI: An Appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtarand Justice Yousuf ali Saeed on Thursday disposed of more than half a dozen constitution petition pertaining…
CPEC, transnational projects and renewable energy to determine Pak’s future & prosperity
KARACHI: Experts, analysts and prolific speakers in the energy sector of Pakistan have zeroed on government’s resolve, innovative ideas, outcome and success of the CPEC, ongoing transnational projects and the…
Oxford launches book on the history of the Kohinoor
KARACHI: Oxford University Press (OUP) launched its latest publication Kohinoor: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond written by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand. Using previously untranslated Sanskrit, Persian,…
Customs values of Japanese origin vehicles revised
KARACHI: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of vehicles above 1800cc of Japanese origin vide Valuation Ruling No.1051/2017. The Customs values of vehicles above 1800…
Customs tribunal allows provision release on payment of duty, fine
KARACHI: Nazim Saleem, Member (Technical) heading a Special Customs Appellate Tribunal bench allowed provisional release of turning shaft bushes. The bench earlier issued notices to Collector Customs West and Collector…
SHC hears dozens of petitions, SCRA’s filed by DG Valuation
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Yousuf Ali Sayeed on Wednesday held a detailed hearing in more than four dozen…
Colgate Palmolive Pakistan contests reference values of toothbrushes
KARACHI: M/s Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Limited has challenged the legal standing of Valuation Database Letter (VDB) and subsequent ‘Audit Observation’ served on the company by Pakistan Customs. It is clarified…
Smuggled cigarettes in smuggled vehicle case to be heard on Friday
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) will hear a unique case of smuggling banned cigarettes in a smuggled vehicle on Feb 24. The bench earlier heard…
SHC fixes March 20 to hear 3 identical cases pertaining to import of banned items
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Yousuf Ali Sayeed granted a request by Pakistan Customs, Preventive and deferred hearing of…
Customs values of dairy butter determined
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of dairy butter vide Valuation Ruling No.1050/2017. The Directorate General had earlier conducted an audit of the clearance values of…
Customs values of polyester filament yarn revised
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of polyester filament yarn vide Valuation Ruling No.1049/2017. It was observed from import data that the international trading prices of…