Reports

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...

A Trillion-Dollar Economy Cannot Be Built On A Leaking Tax Base

Pakistan’s ambition to become a trillion-dollar economy will depend on far more than headline...

Illegal Trade Will Derail Pakistan’s Trillion-Dollar Economic Ambition

A Year That Exposed the Scale of the ProblemDuring FY2025–26, Pakistan’s illegal trade problem...

Pakistan Needs Permanent Enforcement Against Illegal Trade

Pakistan’s fight against illegal trade should not be treated as a...

Pakistan’s Smallest Businesses Carry The Heaviest Burden

Pakistan’s micro businesses are easy to overlook because most do not...

From Fuel To Cigarettes: The Revenue-Sector War Pakistan Must Win To Restore Market Credibility

Pakistan’s illegal economy is not a peripheral border problem. It is...

Predictability Wins Capital: How Legal Business Systems Expand FDI

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is not simply a vote of confidence...

From Cigarettes To Smuggled Fuel: Government Action To Protect Pakistan’s Tax Base

1. Context: Illegal Trade as an Economic and Governance ThreatIllegal trade...

Illegal Cigarette Trade, Tax Losses, And Investor Confidence In Pakistan

Pakistan is working hard to stabilize its economy and attract higher...

Illegal Trade In Pakistan And The Annual Tax Theft Of Rs. 3.4 Trillion

(Following is a summary of PRIME Institute's landmark report on...