China grants three state of the art scanning machines to MCC JIAP
KARACHI: The Consulate General of Peoples Republic of China has handed over three state of the art cargo scanning machines to MCC JIAP, which would be installed at Air Freight…
Show Cause Notice served on Amreli Steels Limited for revenue evasion
KARACHI: MCC Port Qasim has served a Show Cause Notice on M/s Amreli Steels Limited for mis-declaring actual quantity of imported goods to evade government revenue to the tune of…
Customs Intelligence Karachi recovers short-levied duty and taxes
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation Karachi has recovered short-levied duty and taxes amounting to Rs1.94 million on several consignments imported by M/s Mian Corporation, Karachi. On information received…
FBR investigating 247 people having foreign bank accounts
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has initiated investigation against 247 persons owning foreign bank accounts, who did not avail themselves of the amnesty schemes offered by PML-N and PTI…
Ministry of IT to collaborate with Huawei
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of IT will jointly work with Huawei for enhancement of national ICT plan and e-governance initiatives to improve governance and public service delivery in Pakistan. On the directions…
SHC admits importer, clearing agent to bail Smuggling of Auto Parts, Ipads
KARACHI: Justice Fahim Ahmed Siddiqui of High Court of Sindh on Thursday admitted six accused in alleged smuggling case to bail against a solvent surety of rupees 25,000 each. Mehmood…
Ministry of Privatization hiring financial advisors for sale of 10 public sector enterprises
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has directed the Ministry of Privatisation to expedite the process of privatization of public sector enterprises approved for privatization and further advised the…
Italy to provide 20.5 million euro for economic transformation in Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: Italy and Pakistan have signed a agreement for Economic Transformation Initiatives, Gilgit-Baltistan amounting to 20.5 million euro. This is 28 years facility with 10 years of grace period and…
SHC dismiss suits filed by Pharmaceutical companies Packing material not exempted from Sales Tax holds court
KARACHI: Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar of High Court of Sindh has dismissed more than a dozen identical suits filed by pharmaceutical companies including Getz Pharma and others The petitioner challenged…
Delta Air Lines appoints Air Transport Activities as GSA in Pakistan
KARACHI: Delta Air Lines has appointed Air Transport Activities (Pvt) Ltd., part of the Avari Group, as its General Sales Agent (GSA) to strengthen the airline’s sales and marketing presence…
FBR plans to recover lifetime tax from small car owners
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) appears to be taking advantage of lifetime token tax collection by the provinces on small cars by seeking to recover lifetime income tax from…
Thar Foundation to donate 100k saplings to Sindh Forest Dept. under Thar Million Tree Program
KARACHI: In a major push for increasing green cover, Thar Foundation – the CSR front for Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) & Engro Powergen Thar Limited (EPTL) – has…
MCC Appraisement East reassigns Deputy/Assistant Collectors
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has reassigned Deputy/Assistant Collectors with the collectorate with immediate effect. Assistant Collector Azka Zafar Rana is moved from Group-I to Group-I and PRV. Assistant Collector Maleeka…
Two Appraising Officers promoted to Principal Appraiser
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified promotion of two Appraising Officers of MCC Port Qasim to the post of Principal Appraiser (BS-16) with immediate effect. The promoted…
MCC JIAP seizes 1kg Crystal Meth
KARACHI: The staff of Customs posted at International Departure, JIAP, Karachi, on suspicion and purely on human profiling, intercepted a passenger after clearance of hand trolley from scanning machine manned…
Ministry of Industries plans capacity building program for SMEs
KARACHI: The Ministry of Industries and Production has planned a capacity building program for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under National Business Development Program (NBDP) to provide demand based trainings…
DRAP gears up for tighter market surveillance
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has created new posts for Drug Inspectors for efficient market surveillance. DRAP has taken concrete steps for strengthening its systems to ensure…
Asian Development Bank approves $500mn loan for Pakistan
KARACHI: Muhammad Hammad Azhar, Minister for Economic Affairs witnessed the loan signing of Trade & Competitiveness Program (Subprogram – 1) amounting to $500 million between the Government of Pakistan and…
Rs252.727mn approved for Software Export Board
ISLAMABAD: Board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) approved the operational budget of PSEB for FY 2019-20 amounting Rs252.727 million. The meeting also decided to re-advertise the…
Most wanted Imran Khan arrested from Askari-IV
KARACHI: On the directives of Chief Collector Enforcement Wasif Memon, a joint team comprising Deputy Collector ASO Preventive Akbar Jan, IPS Iftikhar Hasan, Preventive Officer Saddam and Principal Appraiser R&D…