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Fake cigarettes cost Rs. 5.7 billion loss every year

Fake cigarettes are causing an annual loss of approximately Rs. 5.7 billion due to tax evasion, as reported by ARY News. The market is flooded with counterfeit or non-duty paid cigarettes, with over 42.5 million bearing fake tax stamps. Strict implementation of track and trace systems is being demanded by industry sources. FBR recently seized over 307,000 non-duty paid cigarettes in Karachi.

Beggar Caught Hiding Rs. 2.3 Crore in Fake Limbs in Dubai

The Dubai Police on Thursday announced that a beggar was recently arrested with an artificial limb in which he concealed Dh300,000 that he gathered from begging. The arrest was made during the recently intensified operations against such crimes, which usually increase before or during the holy month of Ramadan.