FBR delegates administrative powers
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified delegation of administrative powers to be exercised by the officers of FBR HQ Islamabad and heads of its field formations with…
Chairman FBR, Director Valuation put on notice for Oct 15
KARACHI: A customs appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Tuesday ordered issuance of notices to Chairman FBR, Collector Customs, Director Valuation for Oct 15 in a petition…
SHC puts Collector Custom, Appraisement, others on notice for Sept 28
KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Friday ordered issuance of pre-admission notices to chairman FBR, Chief CollectorCustoms, Karachi, Collector Customs (Appraisement) East and Collector Customs…
SHC dismiss petition by Otsuka Pakistan Ltd as “with drawn”
KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Thursday dismissed as “withdrawn”. a petition filed by Otsuka Pakistan on the request of counsel for petitioner company. The…
Transfers and postings delayed
KARACHI: The much anticipated transfers and postings in Federal Board of Revenue as the Finance Minister could not approve the same due to his illness. Meanwhile, Chairman FBR Dr. Jahanzeb…
FTO seeks report on pending revenue recovery in gold jewelry sector
KARACHI: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has taken notice of the news regarding pending recovery in gold and jewelry sector where some exporters of jewelry failed to repatriate foreign exchange and…
Misuse of Green Channel facility: Customs Intelligence reports FBR backed corruption, controlled smuggling
KARACHI: Directorate General Customs Intelligence & Investigation has submitted its report to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) confirming large scale misuse of Green Channel facility, which resulted in a…
Corruption at Pakistan Customs: Supreme Court orders report in ten days
KARACHI: Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken notice on a complaint regarding corrupt practices of Chief collector Customs Appraisement South Abdul Rasheed Sheikh and Director General Customs Intelligence & Investigation…
Customs officers still using luxury vehicles
KARACHI: Directorate General of Customs Intelligence & Investigation (I&I), Islamabad has informed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that despite the directives to surrender of all above 1300cc vehicles to the…
CJP takes suo mote: NAB should take Customs officers onboard corruption investigations
KARACHI: The Chief Justice of Pakistan has reportedly taken notice of corruption complaints in Pakistan Customs and ordered NAB to investigate the case. Chief Justice of Pakistan took notice of…
Recruitment/Promotion method: Court orders FBR to consider representation of Preventive Service Officers Association
KARACHI: Sindh High Court has advised Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to consider the representation of Preventive Service Officers Association on its merits under the order of the court…
Aamir Shabbir approaches Chief Justice of Pakistan against Shaukat Ali’s corruption
KARACHI: Syed Aamir Shabbir, an official of Customs Intelligence & Investigation, has approached Chief Justice of Pakistan, Chairman FBR, Federal Tax Ombudsman and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) through applications seeking…
Chairman FBR, FIA directed to conduct inquiry into corruption of Shaukat Ali
KARACHI: Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed Federal investigation Agency (FIA) and Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct a joint inquiry into the allegations of corruption and mis-conduct…
Hamid Habib to appear before Customs Court Quetta on Monday
KARACHI: Customs Intelligence Officer Hamid Habib will be presented before Customs Court Quetta on Monday (today) in an FIR lodged against him for inefficiency and misconduct. According to the FIR,…
SHC adjourns betel nuts case
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) yesterday adjourned till April 24 hearing of a constitutional petition challenging import restrictions. The bench was hearing a petition filed…
Betel nut case adjourned till April 18 as lab test report delayed
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Tuesday adjourned betel nut case till April 18 as laboratory test report ordered to be filed by April 10…
SHC refers betel nut products for a lab test, next hearing on April 10
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Thursday sent a well known betel nut product for a laboratory test seeking a report on or before April…
Disciplinary action against Shahnaz Maqbool, Imran Rasool likely in a week
KARACHI: Director Risk Management System (RMS) Shahnaz Maqbool and Deputy Collector Hyderabad Imran Rasool are likely to face disciplinary action including suspension as top office of Appraisement South has convinced…
Directorate of Risk Management Customs detects betel nut smuggling
KARACHI: Directorate of Risk Management Customs has detected smuggling of betel nuts in the garb of galvanized plain sheets and seized three containers for which transshipment permit (TP) had been…
Chairman FBR to personally hear Aamir Shabbir on December 31st
KARACHI: The Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has granted the opportunity of personal hearing to syed Aamir Shabbir, sepoy, Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation, Gujranwala on January 31,…