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Over 1,200 children start smoking every day in Pakistan
Unregistered or unregulated cigarette makers continue promotional activities
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Pakistan loses Rs45-50b revenue due to illicit cigarettes
Share of illegal cigarette jumps over 35% due to weak enforcement, poor governance
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Revenues to dip as illicit cigarette trade rises in Pakistan
Officials fear tax evasion from illegal trade to reach Rs77b
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IHC sets aside govt’s decision to award multibillion-rupee tobacco track-and-trace license
FBR had allowed consortium to change quoted price for tobacco track-and-trace licence
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PTI govt asked to strengthen cigarette tracking system
Anti-tobacco activists lament elimination of mobile app from system
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Budget 2019-20: Health tax on cigarettes ignored
Earlier, cabinet decided to make health levy part of Finance Bill 2019
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PTI govt plans to end third duty slab for cigarettes
Tax revenue from the industry dropped after introduction of this slab
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Tobacco industry: Senate body seeks names of taxmen relatives
Committee questions FBR about reasons for decrease in tax collection from tobacco sector
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Tobacco industry ‘trying to choke off anti-smoking treaty’
New Delhi moot voices concern over slow response to legislation
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Victorious: Uruguay wins against US tobacco firm
Victorious: Uruguay wins against US tobacco firm