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FBR identifies five sectors to broaden tax net
Bureau to examine data of bank account holders about Rs500,000 threshold with SBP’s help It will take info about frequent foreign travelers with the assistance of FIA and Nadra ISLAMABAD – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has identified five sectors for unearthing new taxpayers in the country to broaden the tax base of the […]
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Official luxury vehicles can’t be sold due to NAB’s fear
ISLAMABAD: The austerity drive has failed to yield any desired results as 24 official vehicles have been put to auction nine times by the FBR’s Customs Department but it could not be sold out because of high prices and fear of NAB investigation against buyers. The FBR in its official communication sent out to both […]
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FIA apprehends four on data theft related charges
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cybercrime Wing apprehended four suspects from Lahore, Gujranwala, and Faisalabad who were allegedly involved in phishing and providing registration facility for smuggled cellular devices. After the arrests, wing expanded the investigation to other cities of Punjab. FIA told media that the racket was stealing data and sensitive information of […]
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NAB asked to probe case relating to Quetta’s drainage and road projects
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to initiate investigation into a case relating to Quetta drainage and road projects. The case was filed by the previous provincial government, but in 2014 an inspection team of the then chief minister dropped the investigation. Official sources said on Tuesday that Chief Minister […]
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SC seeks details of probe against cops responsible for illegal appointments in Hyderabad police
KARACHI: The Supreme Court sought all details pertaining to action taken against officials involved in illegal appointments in Hyderabad district police. A three-member bench headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar and Justice Munib Akhtar heard the plea of 213 police officers expelled from police service over illegal appointments at the Karachi […]
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Wheat stock misappropriation causes Rs6.2b loss: NAB
ISLAMABAD: The national exchequer had to suffer Rs6.2 billion loss due to misappropriation of wheat stock at Provisional Reserve Centres (PRCs) in seven different districts of Sukkur region. According to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) sources, during the investigation NAB teams found that total 1,911,356 wheat bags were missing from PRCs in Sukkur, Larkana, Ghotki, Khairpur, […]
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Traffic police offices become corruption hub
SIALKOT – Officials at traffic police offices have indulged in corruption through their agents as they issue driving licenses to only those applicants who grease their palms. Talking to The Nation, perturbed people said that Sialkot traffic police officials demanded money from them as bribe through their agents because they could not demanded money from […]
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FIA initiates investigation into supplies of aircraft’s tyres to PIA
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has initiated a probe into supplies of new and old tyres of aircraft belonging to the national flag-carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), ARY News reported on Saturday. The intelligence agency commenced thorough investigation against non-recovery of tyres despite advance payments worth millions made by the PIA administration. It is […]
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AC sends ex-Gujrat DPO, others back to jail in police funds corruption case
An accountability court, here on Saturday, granted an extension in the judicial remand of as many as nine accused, including two former district police officers in police funds corruption case. Accountability Judge Jawad ul Hassan extended the judicial remand of the accused including former DPO Rai Ijaz and SP Kamran Mumtaz until June 17. The […]
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PTA working with FIA against identity theft of passengers
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Monday that it is working with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to act against the identity theft of travellers who register their mobile phones at airports. Stolen information, such as passport numbers and computerised national identity cards (CNIC) numbers that are needed to register mobile phones, are […]
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