Noose tightened around fake make-up producers

LAHORE: The government has proposed penalties of up to Rs1 million for manufacturing and selling substandard, adulterated and counterfeit cosmetic products. The Government of Punjab has decided to launch a crackdown against the manufacturers and...

Fake Medicines in Pakistan are a Crime Against Humanity: PMA

A meeting of the Pakistan Medical Association held at the PMA House took serious notice of the news of an American broadcast in which it was claimed that 45 per cent fake medicines, containing...

Illegal Wildlife trade: 7 Species You Didn’t Know Are Endangered

When one thinks about illegal wildlife trade, pictures of elephant and rhinos poached and hunted for their ivory and horns come to everyone's minds. However, the impact of wildlife trade is much wider than...

5 Ways To Help Prevent The Illegal Wildlife Trade

The United Nations has estimated that worldwide illegal wildlife trade is worth $7 billion to $23 billion a year. Thus, becoming one of the most profitable illegal trades to exist. Wildlife crime has been...

Illegal Mining going on in 16 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Districts

PESHAWAR: Illegal mining is going on unabated across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. An official report revealed that illegal mining of sand, crush, stones, nephrite, granite, phosphate, gypsum, chromite and marble was continuing in 16 districts of...

Fake Fashion 101: How to Spot Designer Knock-Offs

The replica fashion industry is worth $600 billion. Known as fake fashion, these knock-offs are products that look exactly like a high-fashion brand, but in-fact they are actually cheap, low quality and fake. Due...

5 Dangerous Counterfeit Products You Should Never Buy

Counterfeit items are low-quality imitations of original items. While the products may look alike, they differ in quality to the original products. The money that you would save on these cheaper knock-offs sometimes would...

Illegal Sneakers Trade: Who is Responsible For It?

The counterfeit goods market causes a loss of approximately $500 billion every year, this amounts to 3.3% of world trade. These are the numbers reported by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. With...

Illegal Trade: All You Need to Know About ‘SuperFake’ Luxury Watches

Counterfeit products have gained popularity and exposure in the past few years. Cheap watch suppliers, replica designer clothing, branded shoes and many more products are available easily in every country. With more merchants using...

Illegal Trade: Counterfeit Luxury Handbags and How to Spot Them

Most of the people today are totally unaware of the issues behind the business of illegal fashion goods, particularly with designer handbags, clothing and accessories. The replica bags available all over the internet marketplace...