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Pakistan Must Convert the Fight Against Illegal Trade Into Revenue And Investment Reform: ACT Alliance
Islamabad - ACT Alliance Pakistan has called upon the Government of Pakistan to sustain and expand its actions against illegal businesses, arguing that bringing large parts of the shadow economy under effective regulation could generate billions of dollars in additional tax revenue annually while improving Pakistan’s attractiveness to international investors.Mubashir Akram, Country Director, ACT Alliance Pakistan, said the ongoing discussions between Pakistan and the...
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Smuggled Electronics: A Silent Drain On Pakistan’s Economy
Pakistan’s electronics market has long been split between formal and grey channels, with smuggled goods occupying a significant share of retail shelves. Mobile phones,...
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Three Sectors, Trillions At Risk: The Case For Permanent Enforcement
Pakistan’s illegal economy is not a collection of isolated market violations. It is a system that rewards tax evasion, weakens lawful businesses, diverts capital into cash-based networks, and reduces the state’s...
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Pakistan’s Tyre Market, And The Cost Of Letting Illegal Supply Dominate
In Karachi’s Old Sabzi Mandi tyre market, enforcement teams have repeatedly found the same pattern: warehouses stacked with foreign-origin, used tyres that are not...
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Rule Of Law As Economic Policy: Confronting Pakistan’s Illegal Trade Networks At Scale
Pakistan’s illegal trade problem has moved beyond isolated smuggling routes and occasional market raids. It has become a systemic threat to fiscal stability, fair...