Tag: Customs

Customs officials foil gold smuggling bid

ISLAMABAD: The customs department on Sunday foiled a bid to smuggle gold and recovered four gold biscuits worth millions of rupees from a passenger at...

Suspected mobile smuggler arrested for manhandling customs official

ISLAMABAD: Airport authorities on Monday arrested a suspected mobile smuggler after he manhandled a customs official when caught red-handed at the New Islamabad International Airport. A...

Customs seeks invalidation of illegally imported vehicles

ISLAMABAD: Customs officials have challenged the validity of vehicles imported for the royal family of Qatar by the previous government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

Customs confiscate 21 vehicles from ex-Senator’s warehouse

ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence officials on Tuesday confiscated imported luxury vehicles worth Rs250 million from a warehouse belonging to former Senator Saifur Rehman in the outskirts...

Customs bans protocol at Karachi airport in FIA footsteps

KARACHI: Pakistan Customs on Tuesday issued a blanket ban on any protocol for passengers travelling via at Jinnah International Airport. Customs Additional Collector Sanaullah Abro issued a standing...

FIA investigation alleged corruption in Customs: report

LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) started a probe against alleged corruption, worth millions of rupees, in Customs Intelligence, reported a local English newspaper. According to sources,...

Smuggled ACs seized in customs raid

LAHORE: A large number of smuggled air-conditioners were seized Tuesday by the customs department’s Lahore anti-smuggling wing. According to officials, the Lahore office of the department...

LHC directs NAB, FIA to complete probe against customs DG

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to complete probe against Customs...

FBR mum over non-custom paid, tampered luxury vehicles

--Senior officials kept NCP, tampered vehicles for personal use --Board shows reluctance in taking action against violation of rules ISLAMABAD: The high-ups of Federal Board of Revenue...

Diplomatic missions in Pakistan using fake certificates to evade Customs

ISLAMABAD: Diplomatic missions based in Pakistan have found involved in providing fake exemption certificates to Customs department for clearing of diplomatic consignments. Customs Wing of...

Customs officials apprehend diamond smuggler at Karachi airport

KARACHI: A diamond smuggler was apprehended by customs officials at Jinnah International Airport Karachi on Saturday for illegally carrying diamonds worth more than Rs...

Customs thwart bid to smuggle 230 tolas gold at Peshawar airport

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Customs thwarted a bid to smuggle 230 tolas of gold on Friday at Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar. Peshawar Customs Public Relations Officer Naeem...

Customs officials arrest two passengers for carrying gold illegally at Karachi...

KARACHI: Two passengers were apprehended by customs officials at Jinnah International Airport on Sunday for carrying gold worth more than Rs100 million illegally. A customs...

Customs seize 80,000 more mobiles from Karachi

KARACHI: The Customs Intelligence Department on Saturday confiscated another consignment of 80,000 Q-Mobiles from a house in Defence Phase-7, along with the arrest of...

NAB arrests 9 custom officials in betel leaf import scam

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has arrested nine custom officials, clearing agents and importers over allegations of embezzlement in import of betel leaf...

PIA steward involved in smuggling set free after meagre fine

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) steward Muhammad Shoaib, who was caught red-handed while smuggling, has been set free by the enquiry committee after being...

Customs ASO gears up anti-smuggling efforts in the region

HYDERABAD: On the directives of Hyderabad Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Collector Akhlaq Ahmed Khattak, the Hyderabad and Sukkur Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO) has geared up...