Japan takes Measures to Curb Illegal Car Trade in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Japanese government has swung into action to crack down on clearance of imported cars on forged and fake documents in Pakistan, it said on Thursday. The Embassy of Pakistan in Tokyo, in a statement,...

Japan: Stern Action Against Illegal Trade of Imported Cars In Pakistan

The Authorities Had Reportedly Failed to Enforce The Policy Properly, Resulting In The Illegal Trade Of Cars Using Forged Documents Japan has had it with the illegal trade of its cars in Pakistan. According to...

Action against Illegal Petrol Outlets Begins

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday kicked off a major drive against 195 illegal petrol retail outlets in three provinces on the first day of launching of anti-smuggling operations. Prime Minister...

Petrol Smuggling

THE government wants to put a stop to the widespread smuggling of cheap, low quality Iranian petrol and diesel into the country through Balochistan. But it knows, deep down, that it can’t; at least...

Illegal Trade – A Threat to Pakistan’s Economy

LAHORE: Illegal trade is a major threat to the country’s economy and there is a dire need for documentation to address the issue, said former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Shabbar Zaidi. Speaking at...

$150b of Pakistanis Stashed Abroad: Shabbar Zaidi

ISLAMABAD: Former chairman FBR Shabbar Zaidi has made a startling disclosure that $150 billion owned by Pakistani businessmen are stashed in foreign bank accounts, earning meagre profits because of lower interest rates. “Pakistanis own...

FBR seized Rs542m smuggled cigarettes

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has intensified its operations against illicit and smuggled cigarettes across the country. “Tobacco sector is one of the leading sectors of revenue contribution and realizing this significance, FBR...

Smuggled Vehicles Worth Rs.120 Million Seized by Pakistan Customs

Pakistan Customs, being the lead agency in counter-smuggling, along with frontier corps and Balochistan police, raided a showroom in Quetta, near Chamman Highway and seized 24 luxury vehicles, in order to restrain the menace...

Illegal Wildlife Trade in Pakistan and its Effects on Tourism

Wildlife trade has been rampant in Pakistan for decades. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), wildlife crime is the third largest source of illegal trade after drugs and human...

Action against Illicit Cigarette Manufacturer Demanded

Islamabad: Activists from Peoples Lawyers Forum (PLF) and Peoples Students Federation (PSF) have demanded Azad Kashmir government to constitute a judicial commission to probe into money trail of an illicit cigarette manufacturing company in...