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illicit cigarette trade

Non-duty-paid cigarettes, illegal trade networks: FBR, provinces intensify operations

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue and provincial authorities have intensified nationwide operations against...

Jam, Philip Morris team discuss illicit cigarette trade

Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held a detailed meeting with a delegation led by Marco...

Illicit cigarette trade: FBR flags Rs200bn annual revenue loss: Kayani

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Bilal Azhar Kayani Tuesday said the Federal Board of Revenue’s...

Illicit cigarette trade: Aurangzeb, BAT-PTC team discuss enforcement actions

Published 13 Feb, 2026 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a meeting Thursday at the...

IREN seizes illicit tobacco products worth billions of rupees in recent years

Published 16 Oct, 2025 08:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Inland Revenue Enforcement Network (IREN) has emerged as Pakistan’s frontline enforcement arm...

Pakistan’s tobacco industry is in crisis mode

Published 27 Sep, 2025 06:36am

LAHORE: With the illicit cigarette trade accounting for a whopping 56-58 percent of the market share, Pakistan’s...

Illicit cigarette trade: PMPKL urges authorities to take targeted enforcement steps

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 08:41am

ISLAMABAD: Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (PMPKL) has urged authorities to take targeted enforcement measures at...

‘Economy to suffer if PTB dissolved’

Published 07 Aug, 2025 05:56am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s economy could face a substantial loss of estimated Rs700 billion from the tobacco sector if the...

Tobacco taxation and youth initiation

Updated 23 Jul, 2025 07:08am

Tobacco use in Pakistan is not just a public health concern, it is a fiscal crisis demanding urgent re-evaluation of...

Illicit-cigarette trade causes economic, public health challenges: study

Published 18 Jul, 2025 07:57am

LAHORE: The illicit cigarette trade in Pakistan has become a pressing economic and public health issue, primarily...

FBR empowers DCs, ACs to raid, seize illegal cigarettes

Updated 16 Jul, 2025 08:41am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has empowered provincial officials including deputy...

WHO’s stepped up higher tax drive may fuel illicit cigarette trade

Published 23 Jun, 2025 06:16am

LAHORE: As the World Health Organisation (WHO) intensified its global drive for greater tobacco taxes, there are...

Tobacco revenue can increase by bringing illicit trade into tax net

Published 14 May, 2025 06:26am

KARACHI: The country’s annual revenue from the tobacco industry could more than double from the current Rs 270...

Tobacco, poultry sectors accused of evading Rs400bn tax

Updated 10 May, 2025 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Friday, disclosed massive tax...

Weak enforcement: Illicit cigarette trade causing huge losses

Published 11 Apr, 2025 07:24am

LAHORE: Pakistan continues to suffer massive tax losses due to the unchecked rise of the illicit cigarette trade,...

Cigarette tax myths and realities

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:33am

A well-orchestrated campaign advocating for reduced cigarette taxes has recently gained momentum, primarily driven ...

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