Tag: Illegal cigarettes
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Major seizure: RTO Rawalpindi destroys 25 million smuggled cigarettes
The Regional Tax Office (RTO) Rawalpindi carried out a significant operation on Thursday to destroy a large quantity of illicit, smuggled, counterfeit, and non-duty-paid cigarettes. The estimated value of the destroyed products was approximately Rs194 million.
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Illegal cigarettes capture 50% of market share: Official tobacco sector calls for govt help
The tobacco sector that’s officially documented is urgently seeking government support to address the growing issue of smuggled and illicit cigarettes, which now make up over 50 per cent of the local market. During a recent briefing on “Current Tobacco Dynamics,” representatives from the Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) expressed concern that the market share of…