Islamabad: Pakistan Customs on Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle marijuana worth Rs30.716 million through the International Mail Office (IMO), Karachi. Officials of the Air Cargo Control Unit (ACCU), Collectorate of Customs, Airports, Karachi intercepted a suspicious parcel originating from the United States (USA) that was falsely declared as containing ‘books’. Upon examination, the parcel […]
Read MoreLahore: The Punjab government’s Apni Chhat Apna Ghar program is playing a significant role in changing the lives of thousands of families across the province. More than 64,000 houses have been completed under this project so far, freeing the deserving people from tenancy and uncertainty. According to a spokesperson for the Housing Department, 121,480 loans […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday closed bearish, losing 1,113.48 points, a negative change of 0.61 percent, to settle at 181,456.34 points compared to 182,569.82 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data. During the session, the ready market witnessed a trading volume of 820.037 million […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Rupee on Thursday appreciated by 01 paisa against the US Dollar in interbank trading and closed at Rs 279.96 compared to the previous day’s closing at Rs 279.97. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the Dollar in the open market were recorded at Rs 280.7 […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Collectorate of Customs (Enforcement) Karachi, in collaboration with the Collectorate of Customs (Airports) Karachi, conducted a joint ceremony for the destruction of prohibited, expired, and hazardous goods worth Rs 3.92 billion under the Customs Act, 1969, to safeguard public health and government revenue. The destroyed goods had been lawfully seized after completion of […]
Read MoreLahore: Punjab Education Minister Sikandar Hayat has said that the government and private schools will open from January 19, and the winter vacations will not be extended further. He said that the winter holidays began on December 20. A total of 30 winter holidays were given to children in educational institutions.
Read MoreIslamabad: The 10th Pakistan-Japan Private Sector Business Dialogue was held on Thursday in Tokyo with the participation of business leaders and institutions from both countries. The Dialogue was co-chaired by Mr. Murtaza Mandviwalla, Chairman, Pakistan-Japan Business Forum (PJBF), and Mr. Akira Terakawa, Chairman, Japan-Pakistan Business Co-operation Committee (JPBCC), said a release issued here. A 26-member […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan Customs has achieved a major industry-wide breakthrough by ensuring the application of official bank exchange rates on shipping charges, effectively ending the long-standing practice of arbitrary and excessive billing by international shipping lines and providing relief to traders and exporters. The All-Pakistan Shipping Association (APSA), through a formal communication on 12 January 2026, […]
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