Crackdown against illegal trade of cigarette started.

Islamabad -- The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started crackdown against the illegal trade of cigarettes and also imposed fine of selling cigarette at a price less than Rs 63.According to the spokesperson of FBR, notices have been issued to all the cigarette retailers across the country. The spokesperson said that the factories, distributers and shopkeepers have to stop selling the illegal cigarettes and the publishing of pictorial and written health issue on the packet is must.

Shopkeeper will be fined by selling cigarettes at less than Rs 63 and the vehicles involved...