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Islamabad, Pakistan, March 25, 2026: Muhammad Amin, Chairman of Fair Trade in Tobacco (FTT), expressed concern that Pakistan’s tobacco tax debate is increasingly shaped...

A February 25, 2026, report described what revenue officials say they found inside the Karachi Export Processing Zone, a place built to encourage exports,...

Pakistan’s tobacco tax debate does not unfold in a neutral calendar. It peaks when the state is most vulnerable to pressure, during the budget...

Lahore, Pakistan, February 28, 2026: Muhammad Amin, Chairman of Fair Trade in Tobacco (FTT), spoke with media representatives at an Iftar in Lahore and...

Illegal tobacco is often discussed as a revenue story, a public health story, or a law-and-order story. The record shows it can also become...

Islamabad, Pakistan, February 18, 2026: Muhammad Amin, Chairman of the Fair Trade in Tobacco (FTT) called on the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the...

Pakistan’s export agenda is ultimately a foreign-exchange agenda. Every credible plan to stabilize the balance of payments rests on two levers: expanding the value...

A serious conversation about tobacco policy in Pakistan should not be framed as a simplistic contest between “health” and “industry.” It should be treated...