BMI to boost Customs’ anti-smuggling capabilities

Pakistan Customs Border Management Initiative (BMI), approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan, would give a boost to the anti-smuggling capabilities of Pakistan Customs with...

Smugglers ‘able to beat scanners’ at airports in Pakistan

The National Assembly’s subcommittee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development on Wednesday took note of the increasing incidents of drugs smuggling and expressed...

Fake drugs sold by Pakistani Chemist: Model Customs Collectorate

Model Custom Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad raided a house near Liaqat Park Rawalpindi that functioned as a packaging venue for counterfeit drugs run by a...

5 Ways How the Government Can Help Curb Illegal Cigarette Trade...

In 2018, Pakistan had emerged as the topmost country in Asia with illicit cigarette trade that amounted to a whopping 32.6 billion cigarettes annually. Oxford...

Seized conveyances used in smuggling: instructions issued to verify genuineness

Pakistan Customs has issued instructions to all its field formations to verify the genuineness of all seized conveyances being used to transport smuggled goods...

New system introduced to identify smugglers, money launderers at airport

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a new passenger identification system at all airports in the country for the procurement and...

SHC gives Sindh government till December 10 to legislate laws against...

The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the relevant authorities on Monday to continue with the on-going crackdown on the manufacture and sale of gutka...

‘Govt committed to end smuggling’

The government is committed to end smuggling and encourage legal trade with neighbouring countries including Iran and Afghanistan, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Commerce...

Chewing gutka can get you up to six years in prison,...

Chewing of gutka (a kind of tobacco) can lead to imprisonment of one to six years in jail, according to a newly proposed bill...

Taxes on Mobile Phones: Hampering Pakistan’s Digital Growth

In June 2019, the federal government made it mandatory for all international travelers to pay duty on smartphones being brought inside the country. Through...