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Illegal Cigarettes: A Billion-Dollar Tax Loss And A Wider Security Concern
Click this link to access the attached ACT Alliance Pakistan report, which examines the economic, enforcement, financial-crime, and national-security risks created by Pakistan’s large illegal cigarette market. Its central concern is not to establish criminal liability against any particular company, but to understand how branded cigarettes can enter Pakistan outside lawful import, tax, health-warning, pricing, and Track and Trace requirements, and what risks arise...
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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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From Cigarettes To Smuggled Fuel: Government Action To Protect Pakistan’s Tax Base
1. Context: Illegal Trade as an Economic and Governance ThreatIllegal trade in Pakistan is no longer a marginal problem at the country’s borders; it...
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Smuggled Fuel And The Price Of Pakistan’s Illegal POL Trade
Illegal trade in petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) has become one of Pakistan’s most damaging underground businesses, distorting energy markets, draining public revenue, and...