Lawyers observe black day in memory of May 12
KARACHI: Lawyers across the province observed May 12 as “Black Day” in protest over blood bath witnessed by Karachi in 2007. The city witnessed pitched battled between armed group belonging to...
View ArticleApex Court orders FBR to furnish details regarding loss of revenue due to...
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has expressed dissatisfaction over the report presented by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) regarding details of cases Board lost due to negligence of...
View ArticleMCC Peshawar foils bid to smuggle urea
KARACHI: MCC Peshawar has foiled a bid to smuggle urea to Afghanistan and seized 18,000 bags of urea along with six trailers at Torkham. According to the details of the case, Collector Peshawar Qurban...
View ArticleFBR withdraws zero rating
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn zero-rated sales tax on supply of electricity granted to four export oriented companies. The facility available to Rana Weaving, Mushtaq &...
View ArticleCigarette price differential undermines public health objectives
ISLAMABAD: The price differential between legal and tax-evaded cigarettes is a major challenge the government is facing that undermines its public health objectives one of which is to curtail...
View ArticleCustoms hold ceremony in the honor of Dr. Asif Jah S.I
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East and MCC Preventive held a ceremony to honor Collector Appeals Lahore, Dr. Asif Mehmood Jah at Customs House Karachi. Dr. Aif Jah has been conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the...
View ArticleCustoms seeks time to decide valuation controversy
KARACHI: A divisional bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Zulkfiqar Ahmed Khan on Friday allowed three days’ time to Customs valuation to decide the...
View ArticleNotices issued in petition by importer of Mobile phones
KARACHI: A divisional bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan on Friday issued notices to the Pakistan Custom and other respondents...
View ArticleSplit AC importer, agent penalized for mis-declaration
KARACHI: The Collector Customs Adjudication Chaudry Muhammad Jawaid has penalized the importer and clearing agent for importing and clearing DC inverter type split air conditioners through...
View ArticleCase regarding import of fireworks adjudicated ex-parte
KARACHI: The Collector Customs Adjudication Chaudry Muhammad Jawaid in an ex-parte decision has ordered confiscation of a consignment of fireworks/fire crackers arrived from China and also imposed a...
View ArticleMobile phones: Customs disputes PTA certification
KARACHI: A divisional bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan on Friday adjourned hearing of a constitution petition pertaining to...
View ArticleAMI case adjourned till May 31
KARACHI: The hearing of a petition filed by AMI directors was adjourned till May 31 by a divisional bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Zulfiqar...
View ArticleMCC Quetta makes significant progress against smuggling
KARACHI: MCC Quetta has made significant progress against smuggling and seized goods worth Rs1.517 billion during July-April, 2016, which is multiple times higher than the goods worth Rs333.05 million...
View ArticleMCC Islamabad makes another seizure of smuggled goods
KARACHI: In continuation of the ongoing special crackdown against smuggling under directions of FBR, MCC Islamabad has made another seizure of smuggled goods worth Rs70 million. On information received...
View ArticleSHC issues notice in valuation dispute case
KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh issued notices to the Custom officers including Director General Valuation in a petition filed by Abbasi Trading Company. The petitioner maintains that...
View Article5.34 million refund case : SHC to hear urgent application by Customs today
KARACHI: An application for an urgent hearing filed by Pakistan Customs will be heard by an appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Abdul Malik Gaddi...
View ArticleFTO’s recommendations not implemented despite lapse of two years
KARACHI: Despite lapse of two years since Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Abdul Rauf Chaudry recommended for Customs to develop a specific module in WeBOC to enable external stakeholders accessing...
View ArticleInternal Audit questions non-disposal of confiscated goods
KARACHI: The Directorate of Internal Audit (Customs) Karachi has advised Customs Appraisement to justify the issue of non-disposing of large quantity of confiscated goods having huge amount of Reserve...
View ArticleCustoms values of Caustic soda flakes revised
KARACHI: The Director Customs Valuation Dr. Wasif Memon has revised the customs values of caustic soda flakes vide Valuation Ruling No.852/2016. The values of caustic soda flakes were determined more...
View ArticleCustoms values of plastic beads revised
KARACHI: The Director Customs Valuation Dr. Wasif Memon has revised the customs values of plastic beads vide Valuation Ruling No.853/2016. The values of plastic beads were determined more than two...
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