KARACHI: Stop Illegal Trade (SIT) has commended the enforcement efforts of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), which have yielded significant results over the past year. These include sealing illegal manufacturing units, seizing illicit...

Ahmad Abdullah, Spokesperson, Stop Illegal Trade (SIT) said on Tuesday that illegal cigarette trade that had grown into a major economic and governance challenge for Pakistan and the tobacco sector. The widespread challenge was...

‎The undocumented procurement of acetate tow, a critical raw material used in cigarette manufacturing, has surged since the imposition of an adjustable Federal Excise Duty (FED) of PKR 44,000 per kilogram on acetate tow...

SARGODHA: Illegal, non-custom paid tyres worth Rs30 million were seized by the Pakistan Customs at Bridge 111, Faisalabad Road, on Friday. The department, on a tip-off, seized around 360 non-custom paid tyres used in 22-wheeler...

The federal government has announced a nationwide crackdown on illegal cigarette sales, with provinces set to intensify enforcement. A new Oxford Economics report says illicit cigarettes account for more than half of Pakistan’s tobacco...

ISLAMABAD: In a decisive move to curb the booming illicit tobacco market, the federal government, in coordination with provincial authorities, has announced a nationwide crackdown on the sale of illegal cigarettes. Speaking at the launching ceremony...

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sealed two chutes of a sugar mill due to violations of Track and Trace System (TTS). According to FBR announcement issued Tuesday, as part of its zero-tolerance...

ISLAMABAD  -  A parliamentary committee on Thursday expressed serious concern that the sugar, cement, and tobacco industries are collecting taxes from consumers; however, there are apprehensions that the collected amounts are not being duly...

Real estate sector alone accounts for approximately Rs500 billion in annual tax losses Because these sectors operate largely outside documented net, fiscal pressure is unfairly shifted onto small pool of compliant taxpayers, says...

ISLAMABAD –  A large-scale irregular operation in Pakistan’s tobacco sector, involving repacking of expired and smuggled cigarettes of international brands and their resale in the local markets, has surfaced, the latest reports claimed on...