Police foil bid to smuggle 60,000 litres of Iranian diesel in Balochistan’s Hub

The Crime Investigation Agencry (CIA) foiled a smuggling bid in Hub early Friday morning. They seized 60,000 litres of Iranian diesel and three kilogrammes of charas from seven trucks. Twelve suspects were also arrested. CIA DSP Munawwar Ali...

Bid to smuggle 106 containers of Indian cloth foiled in Karachi

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday foiled an attempt to smuggle 106 containers of clothes from India, ARY News reported. The FBR said the Indian clothes were smuggled into Pakistan by repackaging...

Two held with 30,000 liters smuggled Iranian diesel in Karachi

KARACHI: The police on Saturday foiled an attempt to transport smuggled Iranian diesel and arrested two culprits involved in the matter. According to the details, the police started snap checking of vehicles in Manghopir area of...

Sale of smuggled Iranian, chemically produced fuel rampant

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A part of the national highway between Sadiqabad and Zahirpir has been a hub of smuggled Iranian petrol and diesel for a decade allegedly with the connivance of police, customs intelligence...

PTA initiates phone identification system to combat counterfeit devices

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday initiated the Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) system to combat use of “counterfeit mobile phone usage, discourage mobile phones theft and protect consumer interest”. “DIRBS is...

Smuggling of substandard oil goes unchecked

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Check posts established to prevent smuggling on routes coming in from Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan have been left abandoned, allowing supply of substandard petrol and diesel to various filling stations in the...

Iran to cap petrol sales to curb smuggling to Pakistan, other areas

TEHRAN: Iran is reintroducing fuel cards that will cap petrol purchases in a bid to combat rampant smuggling, state media reported on Tuesday. Smuggling has boomed in recent months as the Iranian rial has plummeted...

Tyre company asks FBR to rein in smuggling

LAHORE: A local tyre manufacturer has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman to take measures to curb the smuggling of tyres into Pakistan, which is eating into government revenues and foreign exchange. In...

Cigarette smuggling: Two more check posts being set up, Senate panel told

The Federal Board of Revenue Tuesday informed the Senate Special Committee on Tobacco Taxation that the FBR is taking effective measures to check inflow of non-duty paid cigarettes from Azad Kashmir and tribal areas,...