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KARACHI: The Collector of Customs Appraisement-West has levelled serious allegations against one of the country’s key terminal operators, BTHP Bahria Transshipment Hub Of Pakistan Ltd (BTHP), for the illegal removal…
Karachi: The implementation of new procedures for the movement and clearance of cargo containers has led to a significant backlog at various ports in Karachi. Over 1,000 containers were stuck…
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued SRO 614/2024, announcing a major realignment of the jurisdictions of Customs Collectorates across the regions. The Sky Media station has now been…
KARACHI: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Muhammad Ahsan of M/s Sami Traders, along with several accomplices, following allegations of misdeclaring goods and submitting fake documents during…
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has notified transfers and postings of Additional Collectors within the collectorate, with immediate effect. Additional Collector-I Syed Imran Sajjad Bokhari is assigned Headquarters, Accounts Section, Group-IV…
KARACHI: In a successful bid to foil an attempt to export narcotics concealed in general cargo, collectorate of Customs Exports Karachi under the leadership of Collector Syed Asad Raza Rizvi…
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Karim Khan Agha and Justice Khadim Hussain Tunio dismissed a criminal acquittal appeal filed by Anti Narcotics Force…
KARACHI: Traders and Custom agents took a sigh of relief, after Additional Collector Appraisement East Afzal Watto personally intervened to clear the pendency of container examination at SAPT and PICT.…
KARACHI: Karachi Customs Agents Association informed through a press release that traders/Importers are facing loss of millions of rupees due to non-clearance of 73 import consignments because of mismanagement of…
KARACHI: The exporters and Customs agents are frustrated because of unnecessary delay in the grounding and examination of export consignments at Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT). An exporter said whenever…
KARACHI: Several container terminals have announced extension in import demurrage free period by five additional days, as the aggressive spread of COVID- 19 and lock down in various parts of…
KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested Kashif and Hera in relation to the import and fraudulent clearance of betel nut and other high value goods in the garb of…
KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan on Friday stayed the delivery of an auctioned loader truck while…
ISLAMABAD: MCC Appraisement East – FBR is holding a public auction of fresh lots at MCC East, Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) (East Wharf Karachi) on December 10, 2012 onwards.…
KARACHI: Pakistan Economy Forum has invited attention of the Customs authorities towards the recent destruction of waste scrap consignments of hazardous waste polythene shopping bags imported by unscrupulous elements in…
KARACHI: Container terminal and shipping lines have decided to approach court of law against a cartel of toy importers, as these importers have resorted to blackmailing and defamation tactics to…
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has notified transfers and postings of deputy/assistant collectors with immediate effect and until further orders. Deputy Collector Mohammad Ali Malik is moved from Headquarters; R&D; Group-…
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has foiled an attempt wherein M/s Ajmair Impex, Lahore attempted to clear betel nuts in the garb of galvanized plain sheets. Earlier, Director Shahnaz Maqbool had…
KARACHI: A number of newly appointed appraising/valuation officers who have completed their trainings have been posted at MCC Appraisement East and MCC Appraisement West. As many as 12 appraising officers…
KARACHI: It’s not just the container terminals; in Pakistan personnel safety at workplace is still secondary. Even the big businesses find it good enough to just place health/safety posters at…