Islamabad, May 2 -- Pakistan has been ranked 101 out of 158 countries in the 2025 Illicit Trade Index, raising serious concerns about its economic environment and ability to attract investment, according to a report by The News International.

The country's struggle with illegal trade is resulting in an alarming annual revenue loss of Rs 751 billion, with the tobacco sector alone accounting for Rs 300 billion of this deficit.

These findings were presented in a new report titled "Pakistan's Battle Against Illicit Trade: An Analysis of Challenges and Pathways to Resilience," released jointly by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) and the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) on Thursday.

The report hi...