Driver seeks bail in customs’ case, SHC issue notice for Oct 23
KARACHI: Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the custom officials in a bail plea by a driver Adnan. The applicant was…
Overseas Pakistanis remit US $4.8 billion in the first three months of FY18
KARACHI: Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $4.79 billion in the first three months (July to September) of FY18, compared with $4.74 billion received during the same period in the preceding year.…
Assessment groups defy Chief collector’s verbal instructions to observe leniency
KARACHI: Extreme confusion prevails within Customs Appraisement South as Chief Collector Abdul Rasheed Sheikh has reportedly issued verbal instructions barring the assessment staff from calling documents and referring consignments for…
Indian Grey Fabric Case SHC adjourns contempt plea till Nov 6
KARACHI: A Customs Apellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial on Monday adjourned hearing of contempt of court application filed by…
SHC reserves order in value enhancement case
KARACHI: The judgment was reserved in three petitions of identical nature challenging enhancement of value by the Director General Valuation, Pakistan Customs. The petitions were heard by an appellate bench…
Chief Collector bars importers from filing self-basis GDs
KARACHI: The chief collector of customs appraisement-south Abdul Rasheed Sheikh has barred importers to file goods declarations (GDs) on self basis pertaining to certain group of products. Chief Collector has…
TP replacement scam: NAB summons officials, spares senior officers
KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has served call-up notices on 40 officials of Pakistan Customs for hearing being conducted in respect of transshipment (TP) cargo replacement during transit to destination.…
Customs court admits 2 accused to bail
KARACHI: The Special Customs Court at Karachi admitted two accused Faiz Ahmed and Haji Aziz to bail against a solvent surety of rupees 200,000 each in a case of alleged…
Enhancement by DG Valuation not apply rules SHC
KARACHI: Placing a permanent check on illegal enhancement of custom values by Director General, Valuation, Pakistan Customs, a Customs Appellate bench of High Court of Sindh held that such enhancement…
SHC disposes of LED light cases as AEDB endorses concession
KARACHI: The dozens of consignments of LED lights were allowed to be released on payment of disputed amount of Custom Duty, Sales Tax and Income Tax with the concerned collectorate.…
IT officer asked to explain position in vehicle confiscation case
KARACHI: A customs appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial summoned an officer of Directorate of Intelligence and Investigations to explain…
Sarwat Tahira and Semera Nazir promoted to Grade-22
KARACHI: Two female officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) have been promoted to Grade-22, sources told Customnews.pk. According to details, a summary for the promotion of Sarwat Habib Tahira and…
Customs values of ketchup, sauces, salad dressing, mustard, mayonnaise
KARACHI: Director of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of sauces, salad dressing, mayonnaise, mustard and tomato ketchup vide Valuation Ruling No. 1215/2017. Customs values of Sauces / Salad…
Telenor Pakistan clarifies CCP’s notice
KARACHI: Kamal Ahmed CCAO Telenor Pakistan has clarified that Telenor Pakistan is an ethical and law abiding corporate entity and carries out its operations in accordance with law and conducts…
Court to hear petitions against NTC on October 17th
KARACHI: The Peshawar High Court has clubbed all the anti-dumping cases and the hearing would be held on October 17, 2017. A number of importers had approached Peshawar High Court…
Customs Intelligence Quetta delivers unprecedented performance
KARACHI: Led by Director Irfan Javaid Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation Customs, Quetta has shown an unprecedented performance during the first quarter of financial year 2017-18 i.e. July-September 2017. The…
CCP issues show cause notice to Telenor Pakistan for deceptive marketing
ISLAMABAD:The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued a Show Cause Notice to Telenor Pakistan for prima facie violating Section 10 of the Competition Act 2010 by deceptively marketing the…
MCC Appraisement East reassigns appraising officers
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has reassigned four Appraising Officers within the collectorate with immediate effect. Ali Murad Ansari is moved to Examination (at the disposal of ADC-III) from Group-VI. Salman…
MCC Port Qasim reshuffles Appraising Officers
KARACHI: MCC Port Qasim has notified transfers and postings of Appraising Officers within the collectorate with immediate effect. Qaiser Nadeem Chatha is transferred to Group-I, ATLI from Group-IV, ATLI &…
Revenue collection at Customs South surges 16 percent
KARACHI: The overall revenue collection by Pakistan Customs South in the fiscal year so far i.e. three months (July-September 2017-18) stood at Rs267 billion, up 16 percent as against Rs230…