FBR reshuffles Customs’ top brass
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday notified transfers and postings of officers of BS-18-22 of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) with immediate effect under further orders. The FBR notified…
Hearing in petitions challenging Regulatory Duty adjourned till today
KARACHI: The hearing of dozens of petitions challenging the imposition of Regulatory Duty at a rate of 30 per cent on more than 400 items, was deferred for a day…
Challenge to section 4B of Income Tax Act: Notices issued for Dec 19
KARACHI: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Thursday ordered issuance of notices to respondents in a fresh challenge to section 4B of the Income Tax…
Establishment Division recommends up-gradation of Havaldar, Sepoy posts
KARACHI: Establishment Division has recommended up-gradation of posts of Havaldar and Sepoy of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and its field offices. An office memorandum issued by Establishment Division noted…
Sharjeel Jamal defends allegations
KARACHI: The notorious accused of several frauds and revenue evasion Sharjeel Jamal has defended the allegations against himself and termed the recent FIR as malafide. In a statement, Jamal said…
LHC issues contempt notice to Chairman FBR
KARACHI: Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh of Lahore High Court has issued a contempt notice to Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tariq Pasha and fixed the hearing for December 15,…
Customs values of thread clippers, scissors revised
KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Iqbal Muneeb has revised the customs values of thread clippers, scissors, tailors’ shears vide Valuation Ruling No.1234/2017. The customs values of thread clippers were earlier determined…
Digicom’s petition hearing adjourned till today
KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial on Wednesday adjourned hearing of a constitutional petition filed by Digicom Trading…
Hearing of contempt plea by Horizon International put of till Dec 22
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial on Wednesday once again deferred hearing of a contempt of court application…
Case officer of M/s Digicom (Qmobile) scam transferred to Peshawar
KARACHI: Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation – FBR has notified transfers and postings of appraising officer (AO), intelligence officers (IO) and sepoys of Directorate General with immediate effect. Accordingly…
FBR to take up promotions of BS-16 Customs officers
KARACHI: A meeting of the departmental promotion committee (DPC) of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to consider the promotion cases of Appraising Officer, Valuation Officer, Deputy Superintendent and Senior Intelligence…
Afghan gold smuggler nabbed
KARACHI: MCC Peshawar has arrested one Afghan national and recovered approximately 500 grams of gold, which the accused intended to smuggle to Afghanistan. Information was received through Collector Peshawar Gul…
Transfers in Customs Intelligence Multan
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence, Multan has notified transfers and postings of Intelligence Officers (IO) and sepoys of the Directorate. IO Irshad Ali from FIU D.G Khan and IO Haq…
LHC hears contempt application against Chairman FBR
KARACHI: The Lahore High Court has fixed hearing in the contempt application of Customs Intelligence & Investigation official Syed Amir Shabbir against Chairman FBR Tariq Pasha on December 13, 2017…
MCC Peshawar seizes smuggled mobile phones worth Rs5.0 million.
KARACHI: MCC Peshawar has seized 180 smart phones of Samsung and LG brands, which a passenger Mohammad Waqas Javed coming from Dubai attempted to smuggle into the country. Information was…
Engro Elengy Terminal Private Limited (EETPL) signs LSA with SSGC for additional gas
Karachi: Engro Elengy Terminal Private Limited (EETPL) signed an LNG Supply Agreement (LSA) with Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) for provision of additional 200 mmsfcd gas. The agreement was signed…
Bosch Home Appliances Inaugurates first Showroom in Lahore, Pakistan
Lahore: German companies consider Pakistan a preferred destination for trade and business and Pakistani market offers immense potential of bilateral trade between two countries. These views were shared by BSH…
Customs values of zip slides/zip runners revised
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of zip slider/zip runners (low end brands) vide Valuation Ruling No.1233/2017. The customs values of zip slider/zip runners (low end…
Notice issued in another petition challenging denial of “provisional release”
KARACHI: A Customs appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial on Tuesday issued notices for Dec 15 to the respondents including…
SHC orders release of 1 Kg gold brick
KARACHI: A brick of pure gold weighing one kilogram brought into the country by a passenger/Over Seas Pakistan was ordered to be released by a division bench of High Court…