{
  "id": 19571196,
  "title": "Illicit tobacco trade: Pakistan suffers USD1bn revenue loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/illicit-tobacco-trade-pakistan-suffers-usd1bn-revenue-loss",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:29:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448467/illicit-tobacco-trade-pakistan-suffers-usd1bn-revenue-loss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has suffered huge revenue loss of around USD 1 billion as a result of illicit tobacco trade, depriving governments of billions of dollars in potential revenue and weakening legitimate, tax-paying markets. According to the report “Illicit Tobacco Trade in Asia-Pacific: Taxation, Market Incentives, and Macroeconomic Costs,” launched on Wednesday, the illicit tobacco trade is…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}