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n the wake of declining exports to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has taken a number of measures to make this deNiciency. Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan have come down from $1.962 billion in 2014-15 to $1.437 billion in 2015-16. A well placed source at MoC told Customs Today that Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan witnessed a decline due to some certain reasons namely, the decrease in aggregate demand as a result of withdrawal of NATO forces in Afghanistan, deteriorating political relations, worsening law and order situation and frequent closure of Pak-Afghan border. Furthermore, the source added that access of Afghanistan to Bandar Abbas in Iran had also increased over time and Afghan traders were increasingly using that port instead of Karachi due
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to escalating cost, poor facilities and difNiculties at Karachi port. Therefore, the source said that MoC had taken a number of measures to enhance of transit and border trade with Afghanistan. With a view to increasing exports to Afghanistan, Pakistan offered a bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). The Afghan side has not yet responded to the draft PTA text provided by Pakistan and due to the current political climate trade with Afghanistan has been hindered, resulting in the decline. Moreover, the source said that MoC had acceded to the TIR Convention, 1975 which was being operationalized. TIR Convention will greatly facilitate Pakistan’s trade with Afghanistan, Iran Central Asian States and beyond. Operationalization of the Convention will allow Pakistani goods to travel in Customs secure vehicles or containers and throughout the journey, duties and taxes would be covered by an internationally valid guarantee.
DG Valuation revises customs value of imported pop-corn
Torkham border handles over 60pc expor ts to Central Asi
FBR guards manufacturing sector while granting tax exemptions
NGO denies lobbying for Malaysian Customs DG instead of Indian
Customs Zulfiqar Younas led golf team grabs trophy
The Valuation DG revised value of pop-corn through VR No 1107/2017 | SEE PAGE 02 |
Torkham border handles more than 60% of exports to Central Asian States | SEE PAGE 02 |
FBR has well guarded manufacturing sector while granting exemptions. | SEE PAGE 04 |
A NGO denied trying to lobby Yang di-Pertuan Agong for Customs DG. | SEE PAGE 07 |
Golf team led by Director I&I Dr Zulfiqar has won Pakistan Day Golf Cup . | SEE PAGE 08 |
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Customs appellate tribunal dismisses appeal of M/s Beco Iron and Steel Re-Rolling Monday March 27, 2017
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LAHORE: The Customs Appellate Tribunal has dismissed an appeal with no order filed by the M/s Beco Iron and Steel Re-Rolling Private Limited against the collector of customs (Adjudication) Multan and deputy director Intelligence and Investigation-FBR, range office Multan. After a detailed hearing of the case, Omer Arshed Hakeem, Member Judicial bench-II, said in the remarks that appellant deliberately committed an act of misdeclaration culpable under Section 32 of Customs Act-1969.
DG Valuation revises value of pop-corn KARACHI
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he Directorate General of Customs Valuation revised the customs value of imported pop-corn through Valuation Ruling No 1107/2017 under Section 25A of the Customs Act, 1969. According to details, the Directorate General earlier conducted an audit of clearance values of subject goods and during the course of perusal of import clearance data, it was observed that imported pop-corn were being assessed at lower values compared to the international selling prices and local market prices. As a stop-gap arrangement and to sensi-
SHC restrains tax dept from recovery of Rs27m from Regus MT Khan Centre he Sindh High Court (SHC) restrained the tax department from recovery of Rs27million from Regus MT Khan Centre Karachi Private Limited. The recovery of demand notice was issued by Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue Audit Range-A, Zone-V, Corporate Regional Tax Office. While hearing the petition, a two-member bench, headed by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, also issued notices to tax authorities and deputy attorney general of Pakistan and directed them to file their para-wise comments on the next date of hearing. —CB Report
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tize the clearance Collectorates, the Directorate General issued database values vide VDB letter 58 dated 2010-2016 of imported pop-corn. Thereafter, as per policy in vogue, Val-
uation Database Reference values are required to be converted into Valuation Ruling for uniform applicability across the country. In this context, the Directorate General, valuation initiated an exercise for determination of customs values of imported pop-corn under section 25A of Customs Act, 1969. Meetings for determination of customs values of pop corn were held with stakeholders held on 02-032017 & 15-03-2017 which were duly attended by stakeholders. Importers strongly contended and requested that the said Valuation Data Base values may be reviewed downwards. The importers, were of the view that actual prices of imported pop corn were lower than that determined vide VDB letter No. 58 and that their costs of selling have not been correctly accounted for. Further, to de-
termine veracity of their stance, the stakeholders insisted that a fresh market surveys be conducted from local market for determination of customs values of imported pop-corn and that their extra selling costs like allied expenses in shape of logistics and handling (due to perishable nature of goods) may be duly accounted for. Furthermore, due to limited shelf life of the subject goods, near expiry dates these perishable items are sold on sale and discounted prices, hence adding to their cost of selling. It was further contended by the traders that since the subject goods are mainly being sold on super and retail markets, therefore, a lot more expenses (shelf rent, marketing expenses etc.) are contributed at retail level which cannot be managed without taking extra proNit margins.
IHC issues notices to ATIR, FBR on petition filed by M/s Mobizone Limited
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slamabad High Court on Friday issued notices to Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue and Federal Board of Revenue in a tax matter Niled by M/s Mobizone Pakistan Private Limited. The bench, comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Kiyaani heard the complaint carrying a reference about federal excise duty. M/s Mobizone Pakistan Private Limited had Niled the reference in
which the company had challenged a show cause notice issued by the Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad. The appellant had challenged the act of recovery of said amount by Commissioner Inland Revenue of Large Taxpayer’s Unit, Islamabad. ATIR was also made respondent in the case as the tribunal had sustained departmental decision regarding issuance of show cause notice and demand of recovery of outstanding tax amount in head of federal excise duty. M/s Mobizone Pakistan Private Limited had prayed the courtthat FBR ofNice had issued a recovery no-
tice to the company which did not hold lawful grounds. The appellant had prayed the court to declare the act as illegal and without any lawful authority and an interim stay may be granted against recovery proceedings. M/s Mobizone Pakistan Private Limited submitted before the court that the impugned order was issued under malaNide intentions and had no legal standing or authority and the court may decide on relief which it deemed appropriate in this regard. It also stated that due legal course was not followed by the department in issuing the order.
Customs Intelligence unearths tax evasion of Rs 10m by M/s Mayo Enterprises Lahore ISLAMABAD
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irectorate General Customs Intelligence and Investigation, Federal Board of Revenue has detected another case of duty and tax evasion amounting to more than Rs 10 million at the Air Freight Unit of Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, allegedly by the importer firm M/s Mayo Enterprises Ferozepur Road Lahore. According to the sources, the Directorate General received information that M/s Mayo Enterprises, Usama Block Nishter Colony Ferozpur Road, Lahore are involved in evasion of duty and taxes by means of mis declaration of value on account of suppression of the actual freight charges. The Directorate General Customs Intelligence has started the investigation against importer Muhammad Nawaz under the section 25, 32 (1) & (2) read with Section 79 and 80 of the Customs Act read with the rule 108 of the Customs rules, 2001 notified S.R.O. No. 450 (1) 2001 punishable under clause (14) of section 156 (1) of the Customs Act 1969 further read with SRO 499 (1) 2009. The staff of Directorate General has detained the consignment comprise miscellaneous goods shoe accessories, CCTV cameras, imitation jewellery and P.U. Coated Cloth to ascertain veracity of the information and to take necessary action as warranted under the law and for the scrutiny of relevant import documents and reexamination of the consignment.
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‘Torkham border handles over 60pc exports to Central Asia’ T
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orkham border handles more than 60% of Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan and Central Asian States besides facilitating transboundary movement of Afghan transit cargo. It gained international importance during the post-9/11 era as logistic supply line for US-led allied forces in Afghanistan. The performance of Customs Sta-
tion Torkham in terms of anti-smuggling drive has also been outstanding during the Ninancial year of last eight and a half months (July 2016 to March 15, 2017). Torkham made seizures of various smuggled goods worth Rs229.25million during above said period. These important views were expressed by Deputy Collector Torkham Fazle Shakoor while talking to Customs Today during an exclusive interview at his ofNice. He joined Pakistan Customs in 2008 and his Nirst posting was at the
MCC Quetta. He was also posted at Karachi and now he is posted at Torkham. Fazel Shakoor got a Masters degree in History from Quaid-eAzam Univresty. He belongs to Dir (KP). He stated that historically Torkham has been a major trade route and border crossing-point for a long time. It was playing a signiNicant role in promoting regional trade and regional connectivity. Customs Station was Nirst established in 1934 as land border station to promote bilateral trade between Afghanistan and
the then British India. Deputy Collector said Torkham was manned by a Border Examiner. It was a small border station facilitating clearing of export goods of food items and salt to Afghanistan and import of fresh fruits from Afghanistan. The post of Border Examiner was elevated to Superintendent in 1951. It was notiNied as Land Customs station by the central government in 1954 followed by another notiNication declaring Torkham as Customs Station in 1983.
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he Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has well guarded the interests of domestic manufacturing sector while granting income tax, sales tax and Federal Excise Duty exemptions on import of plant, machinery and equipment under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). This limitation has been made in a bid to safeguard interests of local manufacturing sector A well placed source at FBR told Customs Today that no exemption from income tax, sales tax and federal excise duty (FED) under the CPEC program had been provided to the Chinese exports. However, exemption from income tax, sales tax and federal excise duty (FED) has been provided for a number of specific CPEC related projects. Exemption from sales tax and federal excise duty to materials and equipment for construction and operation of Gwadar Port and Gwadar Free Zone has been provided. This exemption is equally available to im-
ported as well as locally manufactured materials and equipment” the source said adding that in case of imports, the exemption was not speciNic to materials and equipment imported from China. To question about possible impact on domestic manufacturing sector due to these exemptions, the source said that impact of exemption on
country’s manufacturing sector couldn’t be quantiNied before completion of the projects. The source further maintained that exemption from income tax and sales tax had been provided in respect of plant, machinery and equipment including dumpers and special purpose motor vehicles imported for construction of Sukkur-Multan Section and Thakot-Havellian section, parts of CPEC. However, the source emphasized that to safeguard the interest of country’s manufacturing sector, the exemption from sales tax had been provided to plant, machinery and equipment, etc. which were not locally manufactured. Moreover, this exemption is not speciNic to imports from China. The source observed that exemption from sales tax to equipment and material imported for Lahore Orange Line Metro Project had been provided. Exemption from the applicability of the provisions of section 148 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 regarding advance income tax at import stage has been provided in respect of Rail Based Mass Transit Project in all the four provincial metropolis.
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EDITORIAL
Case of unutilized loan he country is drastically in need of capacity building programmes for the bureaucracy and others who work in various organs of the government to face new challenges and situations as an emerging economy. Pakistan is passing through a transitionary period and not only its social structure and traditional values are changing, but trends of trade, business and economy are also passing through a critical process. However, the bureaucratic machinery is either incapable of understanding the new requirements of the changing world or it is reluctant to leave the colonial legacy of redtapism. Unfortunately, the bureaucratic cadre is still not willing to rid itself of the rigid conformity to the colonial rules which have no place in the modern government structure and are the things of the past. Sticking to the redundant bureaucratic rules seems to be a big hindrance in the way of decision-making. The latest example of incapacity of the government is its promptness to acquire $6.4 billion loan from the Asian Development Bank, but failed to utilize it in proper manners. Newspaper reports suggest the government could utilize only $1.8 billion and rest of $4.6 billion, which is around threefourths of the total loan, is still unutilized and the nation has to pay extra charges as demurrage. The loan was acquired for various developmental projects, but the allocation of the money is facing not only bureaucratic hindrances, but also diďŹƒculties in compliance of the complex requirements of the bank. As a result, nation is paying 0.15 percent as commitment charges on the unutilized loan. The bureaucracy is not responsible for the financial chaos alone, but the inability of the political leadership is also an equal partner in the matter. If the country lacks a full time finance minister, it also lacks a crew of politicians having modern visions and understanding. China has swiftly shifted its economy from communism to liberalism and secured high rate of progress within years. Pakistani leadership is still groping in the dark and is taking extra time to understand the emerging situation. The ADP issue is a tip of the iceberg as hundreds of other projects are waiting the government funding and are lying in limbos. If the bureaucracy needs refresher courses, the financial sector also needs reforms. The State Bank of Pakistan as the reserve bank is also facing bureaucratic rigmarole and is always seemed to be behind the schedule in decision making.
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ccording to newspaper reports, Pakistan and Switzerland have signed an agreement for exchange of information about bank accounts in the two countries. However, the access to bank accounts would not guarantee Pakistan to recover a whopping sum of $200 billion stashed in that country by Pakistani depositors. The two countries signed Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement in 2005, but it took three years to come into force in 2008. Now modalities of the agreement for exchange of information have yet to be worked out and it
will come into force from the next Niscal year. Economists believe the political expediencies area the main reason for delay in the signing of the agreement. The western nation is not tired of giving a lesson of decency to the world, but its banking empire is established on dirty money deposited by corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, smugglers and other criminals from around the globe. The world leaders and international organizations are silent on the piling up of dirty money in that country. The harbingers of the freedom of expression don’t allow anyone to expose the banking industry of Switzerland. In line with Switzerland, many other countries are now offering countless concessions to the cor-
rupt elements of the world and some Arab countries are in the forefront to accept foreign investment without asking a word about the source of income. Pakistanis have emerged as one of the leading investors in real estate markets of the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and other countries. Despite signing of various agreements with these countries, Pakistan ofNicials have no access to information to prosecute the elements involved in money laundering or at least they take any step to bring the national wealth back to the country. The only exception to the current agreement with Swiss government is that it will help detect future depositors of the Pakistani origin to some extent. The new
agreement will also improve the Nlow of information regarding transfer of money from Pakistan to the Swiss banks and that country would no longer work as safe haven for the dirty money. There is no doubt the Pakistani government has made an effort to retrieve the national wealth, but it is difNicult, if not impossible to ensure the return of the money to Pakistan. The government should offer a package of incentives for the potential investors as well as tax relief for the corrupt money holders to keep the national wealth within the country. The economy of Pakistan is improving and there is a need to make it an attractive destination for the local and foreign investors.
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BD Customs summons tycoon ‘Prince Moosa’ for evading tax Monday March 27, 2017
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DHAKA: Bangladesh Customs Intelligence summoned Moosa Bin Shamsher for evading taxon his luxury vehicle. The alleged “prince” was asked to appear before Customs Intelligence headquarters around 3pm on April 20. On March 21, Customs Intelligence seized a Range Rover belonging to Moosa. The car was registered under a false Bhola license plate. According to Bhola BRTA reports, the car is registered under the name of Faruquzzaman, a Pabna resident in 2011. Intelligence sources confirmed the car was for Moosa’s personal use. Moosa is the owner of Datco, a company that specializes in exporting manpower. However, reports often claim the source of his wealth is international arms trading.
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.S. Customs and Border Protection in Savannah is donating 900 cartons of unclaimed clothing left at the port to the United Way of the Coastal Empire. That amount of clothing is valued at $175,000. The clothing will be dispersed to the local Goodwill and Salvation Army, and ultimately, local families in need. The clothing includes leather jackets, coats, and dress shirts. A Customs official says the shipment was likely abandoned after the recipient decided they could not pay for it, and could not afford to have it shipped back where it came from. This type of situation happens when imported goods go unclaimed or abandoned. The port will set the merchandise aside in a warehouse for six months, then put it up to auction. If it goes unclaimed at auction, the merchandise is passed on to local charities.
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non-governmental organization (NGO) denied trying to lobby Yang di-Pertuan Agong for a Malaysian to be appointed the new Royal Malaysian Customs director-general (D-G) instead of an ethnic Indian. After a copy of the letter was circulated online, Malaysia International Humanitarian Organization (MHO) said it has never sent the memorandum to inNluence the appointment. “We deny this, and are not responsible in issuing such a memorandum. “We do not agree with the contents stated in the memorandum. We will also take action against any parties who use MHO’s name without our express permission,” MHO secretary Hishamuddin Hashim said. In the copy of the alleged letter, MHO was shown saying it was rep-
Italy introduces tax breaks to attract wealthy foreigners
resenting other NGOs requesting the King to appoint current Customs deputy D-G Datuk ZulkiNli Yahya, who is in charge of Customs and Goods and Services Tax, instead of Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy, his fellow deputy D-G in charge of enforcement. The outgoing D-G, Datuk Seri Khazali Ahmad, ended his tenure on Monday. The alleged memorandum
sighted by Malay Mail Online dated March 20, 2017 stated that MHO wanted ZulkiNli as Customs D-G as he is Malay and a Kelantanese, therefore would be the best candidate when it came to protecting the interests of Malays and Muslims here. The current Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V is from Kelantan.
taly’s new tax strategy aimed at attracting wealthy foreigners will seriously dent the advantages offered by other countries. The new Nlat rate tax, unveiled in Italy’s 2017 budget in March, is set at the rate of €100,000 per annum and will apply to all worldwide income for foreigners who wish to use Italy residency for tax purposes. Additionally family members can be included at the rate of €25,000 per annum. It is estimated that for the scheme to be beneNicial to the Italian government those participating in the scheme should have a net worth of at least €15 million. However, it is not limited only to
those who have that level of wealth. This highly attractive measure is expected to draw a considerable number of individuals. However, there are qualifying rules. All those wishing to take advantage of Italy’s new scheme must be able to demonstrate that they have resided abroad for at least nine of the previous ten years, thereafter they must be resident in Italy for at least 183 days per year (or six months) this will allow the possibility of renewing the Nlat rate tax advantage year on year for 15 years. The low rate and simplicity of the scheme will be extremely enticing to high net worth individuals; the residency rules will have the capacity to generate income for Italy at every level.
US squid imports from China hit new high Nepal Police arrest 4 Thai including despite 30% price hike
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nun for currency smuggling epal Police arrested four Thai citizens, including a Thai nun, from Tribhuvan International Airport on the charge smuggling foreign currencies. According to DIG Pankaj Shrestha at the TIA, the four Thai citizens were scheduled to Nly to Thailand on Thai Airlines Nlight on Friday. Police has acquired US $ 286,162 and Indian Rupees 273,180 and 46,800 Thai baht from them.
“They have been telling us that they were unaware of the Nepal’s law and they were carrying the foreign currencies to build a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya,” said Shrestha. According to Shrestha, the investigation is going on the case and their identities are yet to be revealed. As per the legal provision, foreign currency worth or equivalent to US $ 5,000 is only allowed to take away from immigration points. —CB Report
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he US imported a record amount of squid from China last year, despite ongoing global shortages due to last year’s El Nino, and record high prices. Prices of imported processed loligo from China hit an average $6,020 per metric ton in December of last year, an increase of 28.4% compared with the corresponding period in 2015, according to International Trade
Center (ITC). Prices for other types of squid increased similarly, as low catch of key species — particularly Illex squid off the coast of Argentina — impacted prices across the board. Yet US imports of processed squid from China rose to 38,028t in 2016, an increase of 11% year-on-year (see chart 1). Imports of processed loligo squid rose to 14,012t. Even during December with prices at their peak, imported volumes of squid from China were still up by around 10% compared with year-ago levels.
Customs seizes 7,300 tons of plastic waste
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ustoms OfNicers on Thursday caught 16 people suspected of smuggling more than 7,300 tonnes of plastic waste into China from Qingdao City, east China’s Shandong Province. Qingdao customs found Nive rings importing plastic
waste from European countries to China in late February. They did not arrest the alleged smugglers immediately, but observed them to obtain more information. Last week, customs police launched an operation in the provinces of Shandong and Hebei and captured 16 people. China requires licenses for imports of plastic waste. Plastic waste processors that
are not equipped with environmental protection facilities pose a risk to the environment and people’s health. However, driven by high proNit margins, some dealers smuggle or work with overseas organizations to bring foreign garbage into China illegally. Nanjing customs from east China’s Jiangsu Province also said Monday that they have seized more than 550 tonnes of plastic waste in
the latest crackdown. Last week, customs police launched an operation in the provinces of Shandong and Hebei and captured 16 people. China requires licenses for imports of plastic waste. Plastic waste processors that are not equipped with environmental protection facilities pose a risk to the environment and people’s health.
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Customs foils bid to smuggle over Rs5m at Karachi airport KARACHI: The Customs authorities at Jinnah International Airport have foiled a money-laundering bid and arrested two women for attempting to smuggle more than Rs5 million in foreign currency to Dubai. According to a Customs Preventive Force (CPF) spokesperson Mohammad Irfan, the two women were attempting to smuggle 120,000 Saudi Riyals, 50,000 Emirati Dirhams and 500,000 Japanese Yen, which were recovered from them during a body search at the airport on Thursday night.
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Speedy customs clearance facility converts Gwadar Port favorite of importers, exporters ISLAMABAD
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he facility of speedy customs clearance has converted the Gwadar Port as a major attraction for importers and exporters. In this regard, the Customs Department has established state of the art infrastructure at the Gwadar Port to provide maximum facilities to the importers and exporters. The main focus of the epartment is speedy execution of entire customs clearance process to save time of the business community. The Customs House Gwadar was established in 1983. Primarily, it was meant to facilitate accompanied and unaccompanied baggage of passengers coming from Oman and other Gulf states. Strategically, Gwadar is the gate way to the vast hinterland of Afghanistan and Central Asia The construction of Coastal Highway has provided hassle free access from the Port to Karachi / RCD Highway. A well placed source at Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) told Customs Today that Custom House Gwadar also issued port clearance to the Nishing vessels according to
the provisions of Customs Act 1969. However, in recent years, after the inception of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Customs House has been renovated well equipped with the state of the art facilities of the international stan-
dards” the source added saying that the best international practices had also been kept in view in the provision of facilities. The source recalled that Gwadar Port was commercially active since 2008 and being used for imports and
exports. In addition to standard facilities, Gwadar Port is providing a number of facilities along with incentives to importers and exporters. Besides, speedy customs clearance the Gwadar Port also provides facilities including competitive cargo
handling charges, no demurrage charges as well as free storage up to three months” the source maintained saying that these facilities and incentives were playing due role in promotion of trade activities on Gwadar Port.
Customs Zulfiqar Younas led golf team grabs trophy
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he golf team led by Director Customs Intelligence and Investigations Zulfiqar Younas has won Pakistan Day Golf Cup held in connection with March 23. Pakistan Day Golf Cup organized by Lake City Lahore was won by team headed by Director Customs Intelligence and Investigations Zulfiqar Younas,. Brigadier Khalid Mehmood Goraya Commander ANF Punjab, Brigadier Shahid Younas and Khawaja Haider Latif CEO Lahore Transport Company were his team mates who won the cup. It was a good team spirit from Customs & Anti Narcotics Force to win the tournament. Gohar Ejaz CEO Lake City distributed the prizes. Published by M S Raza Off# 42, 3rd Flr Gull Plaza M.A Road Karachi, Printed by Dhoom Printing Building No RY/A, 11/6,11/7, Mashoor Mahal,off I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi