PIA resumes Sialkot-Sharjah flight
KARACHI: As part of its policy to reopen viable routes PIA has resumed flights on Sialkot –Sharjah sector. The flight PK 209 took off from Sialkot international Airport Tuesday .…
Federal government to support Sindh in tapping natural resources
KARACHI: Governor Sindh Imran Ismail has said that federal government would extend all support to the provincial government of Sindh in initiating projects to tap rich mineral resources of the…
CCP to proceed against PTCL for abusing its dominant position
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an order assuming its jurisdiction in the matter of Show Cause Notice issued to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for prima…
Knorr Noodles joins hands with The Citizen’s Foundation
KARACHI: Knorr Noodles has partnered with The Citizen’s Foundation to provide school books for 10,000 children across Pakistan. People across Pakistan will be able to support the cause by simply…
Pakistan’s reserves adequacy is among the lowest: Moody’s
KARACHI: Pakistan’s reserves adequacy is among the lowest of rated sovereigns covering less than two months of imports as of September 2018”, notes Moody’s in its ‘Global Emerging Markets: Outlook’…
Large-scale reshuffling in Customs Intelligence & Investigation
KARACHI: Director General Customs Intelligence & Investigation Muhammad Zahid Khokhar has undertaken a large-scale re-shuffling within the directorate general. An official said former Director General Shaukat Ali had disturbed the…
ICAP forms committee to build capacity of women chartered accounts, students
KARACHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has recently formed a Chartered Accountants Women’s Committee to build capacity of Women Chartered Accountants and female students aspiring to be…
Mandatory training for customs agents
KARACHI: After successful completion of six-day mandatory training of clearing agents in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd batch, Director Training & Research Ms. Zeba Azhar has scheduled six-day mandatory training course…
Ihsan Trust awarded the Best Waqf Award by Crown Prince of Dubai
KARACHI: Ihsan Trust, a Pakistani Organization established under the rules of Waqf has received the Global “Islamic Economy Award 2017” in the category of “Waqf and Endowment” in a ceremony…
Integrity of FBR officers questioned
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has taken notice of rampant ‘corruption’ and appointment of officers with ‘embarrassingly compromised reputations’ at key positions in the Federal Board of Revenue, initiating…
MCC Peshawar seizes smuggled goods
KARACHI: MCC Peshawar has been quite efficient against smuggling and made several seizures of foreign origin smuggled goods, which were being transported to urban centers of the country. In a…
Afghan gold smuggler arrested
KARACHI: The I&P branch of MCC Peshawar has booked an Afghan national for attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs10 million into the country. Information was received from Collector Peshawar Gul…
Customs values of toothbrushes revised
KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of toothbrushes (low end brands) vide Valuation Ruling No.1218/2017. The customs values of toothbrushes (low end brands) were earlier…
KCAA Election: Directorate of Industries bars recounting of votes
KARACHI: Directorate of Industries Sindh (Registration Wing) has advised Chief Election Commission Asif Mehmood of Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) that the registered by-laws of the association do not permit…
Customs values of master batches revised
KARACHI: the Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of Master Batches vide Valuation Ruling No.1212/2017. Customs values of Master Batches were earlier determined through Valuation Ruling No.786/2016.…
UBL collaborates with IBM to launch Digital Design Lab in Pakistan
KARACHI: IBM has announced that United Bank Limited (UBL) has selected IBM to support its digital transformation journey by establishing a Digital Design Lab, the first of its kind in…
FBR alerts taxpayers to fake, harmful emails
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has alerted the taxpayers to fake, harmful emails-cum-notices being sent to them regarding anomalies in their tax returns. A statement by FBR has denied…
Tariq Pasha appointed Chairman FBR
KARACHI: The government has appointed Tariq Mahmood Pasha, a BS-22 officer of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), as chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue/secretary Revenue Division till further orders.…
FBR nominates 19 PCS officers for 106th National Management Course
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has nominated 19 Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) officers of Grade-20 for the 106th National Management Course (NMC), which is scheduled to commence from…
24 PCS officers nominated for 22nd SMC
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has nominated 24 Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) officers of Grade-19 for the 22nd Senior Management Course (SMC), which is scheduled to commence from…