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Summary Smuggling of cigarettes into the country is causing Rs 10 billion loss to the national exchequer.
According to reports, besides financial loss, this illicit trade undermines public health agenda as these tobacco products fail to comply with the regulations issued by the government.Most of these packs do not even carry the Urdu health warning while the regulations prohibiting consumer promotions are also being blatantly violated, they added.Citizens while commenting on the situation said that the concerned health quarters should take action for curtailing sale of smuggled and duty-non-paid tobacco products in the local markets to avoid heavy financial losses.
