Daily Times
July 1, 2021
Real estate is one of the largest drivers of Pakistan’s economy. The Iqbal Institute of Policy Studies organised a webinar titled: “The Role of Real Estate in Pakistan’s Economic Development” on 23 June to highlight the significance of real estate in Pakistan’s economic development and discuss the challenges hindering the growth of the sector along with its remedial measures.
The webinar included expert panellists namely, Mr. Shafiq Akbar, Chairman Imarat Group and CEO Graana.com, Shaikh Muhammad Imran, Vice Chairman LDA, Dr. Khaqan Hassan Najeeb, senior economist and public policy expert, Mr Khurram Farid Bargatt, Chartered Urban Planner, and Dr Shujat Ali, retired civil servant. The session was moderated by Lt Gen Muhammad Haroon Aslam, HI (M), SBt, (Retd), President IIPS advisory board.
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Illegal tobacco sales land shopkeeper in court Print
25th May 2021
A Salford shopkeeper continued to sell illegal and counterfeit cigarettes despite two previous raids by trading standards officers, a court has heard.
Officers found counterfeit cigarettes and empty cartons at the Little Hulton shop on the day officers went to caution him for the two previous offences.
Shujat Ali, owner of Super Discount Store, Hulton District Centre, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and the Trade Marks Act 1994 for possession of counterfeit cigarettes when he appeared at Salford and Manchester Magistrates Court.
The court heard that trading standards officers and a specialist dog handler visited the business on 29 May 2019 and seized illicit tobacco worth £7,000. They recovered 11,000 cigarettes, 7,780 of which were counterfeit and 107 pouches of hand-rolling tobacco, six of which were counterfeit.