The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has stepped up efforts to stop the smuggling of non-duty paid cigarettes. Authorities are taking extra measures ahead of the Eid holidays. Intelligence reports indicate that smugglers plan to use the holiday period to transport illegal cigarettes into Pakistan. In response, the government has imposed Section 144 from […]
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Govt to impose sin tax on tobacco products
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National health Services Aamer Mehmood Khan on Tuesday said that government will impose a sin tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The federal minister while addressing the Annual Public Health Conference said “We are sending a sin tax bill in the National Assembly to impose taxes on cigarettes and tobacco […]