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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 became harder to dismiss as a collection of isolated smuggling incidents. Government operations uncovered illegal...
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Pakistan Needs Permanent Enforcement Against Illegal Trade
Pakistan’s fight against illegal trade should not be treated as a temporary campaign, a...
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Pakistan’s Smallest Businesses Carry The Heaviest Burden
Pakistan’s micro businesses are easy to overlook because most do not appear in corporate...
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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...
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Predictability Wins Capital: How Legal Business Systems Expand FDI
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is not simply a vote of confidence...
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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...
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Illegal Cigarette Trade, Tax Losses, And Investor Confidence In Pakistan
Pakistan is working hard to stabilize its economy and attract higher...
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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...