PM asks FBR to ensure third-party audits Updated 29 Aug, 2026 09:27am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to accelerate...
NA panel told: Smuggling causes Rs750bn revenue loss Updated 26 Feb, 2026 05:49am ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Customs (Operations) Shakeel Shah said Wednesday that the ongoing...
Hawala, smuggling, black money and crime-terror nexus: Govt decides to initiate stern action Updated 09 Feb, 2026 08:59am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to take stern action against non-digitised petrol pumps, hawala/hundi...
Smuggling, illicit trade curbed in a big way: Jul-Nov POL products’ revenue jumps 82pc YoY, PM told Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was informed on Friday that revenue from petroleum products surged by 82...
Rs4.4trn losses prompt Afghan border closure: officials Updated 23 Nov, 2025 09:39am Pakistani officials insist the move is not a reaction to political tensions but a calculated, long-term strategy against illicit trade, drug trafficking
Pakistan Customs seizes millions in smuggled silver Updated 29 Oct, 2025 05:40pm In a series of coordinated enforcement operations under the Chief Collectorate of Customs (Enforcement), Islamabad,...
Smuggling of Rs114m drugs into Pakistan foiled at JIAP Published 29 Oct, 2025 06:04am KARACHI: Pakistan Customs at the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi successfully foiled two attempts of smuggling...
Punjab govt decides to eradicate arms, smuggling culture Updated 25 Oct, 2025 08:04am LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired the fourth extraordinary meeting on law and order, in ...
Smuggling attempt foiled Published 19 Oct, 2025 03:35am ISLAMABAD: On the information provided by Collector Customs Enforcement Peshawar and on the directions of Deputy...
SC’s review board orders govt to release 38 foreign inmates Published 17 Aug, 2025 02:53am LAHORE: The Supreme Court’ review board on Saturday ordered release of 39 foreign inmates as they have completed...
Tax evasion, smuggling: MoC and PRIME update Senate panel Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, chaired by Senator Sarmad...
Illicit trade, smuggling: MoC says it doesn’t maintain any related data Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm Suggests a 'Whole-of-Government' approach to address the issue comprehensively
Customs refuse to release bus used for smuggling Published 03 Jun, 2025 07:08am LAHORE: The customs department has declined to redeem the vehicle being operated and driven by the owner himself for...
Pakistan’s smuggling epidemic Updated 21 May, 2025 07:41am EDITORIAL: For decades, illicit trade and smuggling of goods across multiple sectors have imposed a crippling drain...
Pakistan loses Rs750bn tax revenue to illicit trade, smuggling yearly: report Updated 02 May, 2025 09:04am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan loses Rs 750 billion in tax revenue per annum due to illicit trade and smuggling, reflecting...
Smuggling of non-duty paid cigarettes: AJK govt beefs up enforcement efforts Updated 30 Mar, 2025 08:35am ISLAMABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has aggressively increased enforcement efforts to curb the...
To identify collection loopholes: FBR notifies DG (Special Initiatives-Customs) office Updated 30 Mar, 2025 09:28am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established Office of the Director General (Special...
Man arrested by FIA for ‘smuggling’ four women to Saudi Arabia Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle four women abroad under the guise...
NA body concerned over smuggling of historical artifacts Updated 08 Feb, 2025 08:05am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Committee on Federal Education and National Heritage on Friday expressed serious...
Controlling smuggling Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:15am EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for enhanced technological measures to check smuggling is not only...
Huge quantity of smuggled Iranian diesel seized Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement on Thursday seized a substantial quantity of smuggled Iranian diesel...
Smuggling of night-vision equipment: Inquiry against 7 FBR officials begins Updated 09 Nov, 2024 09:08am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started an inquiry against seven officers at Islamabad...
World needs to ‘wake up’ to people smuggling threat: UK’s Starmer Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am GLASGOW: People smuggling should be put on a par with global terrorism, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on...
Smuggling at Afghan border Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:41am EDITORIAL: The 86 percent year-on-year drop in Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) in September shows how much this ...
Customs foils smuggling bid Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs, Airport foiled a smuggling attempt, seizing 3.8 kilograms of marijuana worth...
Ghee, cooking oil industry: Aurangzeb vows to help resolve issues Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:58am ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday assured the ghee and cooking oil industry to resolve the issue...
Customs seizes Iranian skimmed milk powder Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Karachi has seized a large quantity of smuggled Iranian skimmed ...
Smuggled petro products at 11,500 fuel stations: FBR developing application to curb sale Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is developing a Geographic Information System-based mobile application...
Customs thwarts smuggling attempt Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am KARACHI: The customs officials on Tuesday successfully foiled a smuggling attempt of illegal narcotics at Jinnah...
Senate body asks FIA to devise strategy against smuggling Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, on Tuesday, recommended the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...