Tag: customs
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Pakistan Customs officials foil attempt to smuggle PKR 1.5 crore in gold and cash
Customs officials made a significant seizure of gold and cash at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Tuesday.
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FBR restructuring: Govt plans to separate Customs and revenue collection system
Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has announced that the government is implementing significant restructuring measures within the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to eliminate apparent conflicts of interest in tax collection and enhance overall performance.
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Nearly 1,000 smartphones and high-tech gadgets seized by Customs at Faisalabad Airport
According to reliable sources, customs officials at Faisalabad Airport recently intercepted a significant shipment of smuggled smartphones, drone cameras, and related accessories valued at millions of currency units. This operation led to the arrest of three suspected smugglers upon their arrival from Sharjah to Faisalabad.
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Pakistan Customs foils attempt to smuggle chalia worth Rs2.6 crore in Karachi
An operation on Karachi’s Northern Bypass to smuggle chalia (betel nuts) worth millions was thwarted on Wednesday by Pakistan customs intelligence.
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Customs seizes 400 kg of pork at Lahore airport
Around 400 kg of pork was seized from a foreign individual by customs officials stationed at the Lahore airport. Sources claim that the customs officials were informed that pork will be smuggled from Dubai aboard private aircraft flight ER 724. Customs officers intervened and removed 400 kg of pork from the accused’s hands, thwarting the…
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Pakistan aa rahe ho tou $10,000, ja rahe ho tou $5,000: FBR issues new regulations
A new rule implemented by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) requires incoming international travellers to disclose foreign cash worth $10,000 or more when they arrive at the airports. In this regard, the FBR has released the draught of a new “Customs Declaration form” for the declaration of foreign cash valued at $10,000 or more…
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Govt imposes 100% penalty surcharge to release banned imported items
The federal government has approved the release of imported goods with a penalty surcharge of 100 per cent of assessed value that arrived at the ports after June 30. The federal government has reportedly permitted the release of all imported products and imposed fines of up to 100 per cent on goods that had arrived…
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Government will soon lift the import ban on certain items
The government will lift the import ban on some items in the upcoming weeks, according to Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, but restrictions for cellphones, cars, and home appliances will remain in place. He stated that the Commerce Ministry has sent a summary to the federal cabinet for removing restrictions on the import of non-essential and…
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Pakistan notifies revised export control lists of goods
Pakistan has notified revised control lists of goods, technologies, materials, and equipment subject to the Strategic Export Control Division (SECDIV) license for export. This was done in accordance with the Export Control on Goods, Technologies, Materials, and Equipment related to Nuclear and Biological Weapons and their Delivery Systems Act of 2004. “The act empowers the…
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Expansion plan for Lahore airport discussed
Specifics of the Lahore Airport expansion project were recently discussed at a meeting of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) management, and Nespak. According to The News, the runway that is now being constructed was also discussed. The discussion went over the operational issues at Lahore Airport, as well as the concerns…