Pakistan lost $156 million in content piracy in 2007
The IIPA reports that Pakistan lost $156 million to book, music, movie, and business software piracy in 2007.
Source: Romail Kenneth, “http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\26\story_26-4-2008_pg5_11#mce_temp_url#,” Daily Times, April 26, 2008.
Top 5 locations for organ trafficking
The World Health Organization and Reuters produced a factsheet stating the top five locations where organ trafficking is prevalent.[2] The countries are as follows:
1. China
2. Pakistan
3. Egypt
4. Colombia
5. Philippines
Source: Reuters, “FACTBOX: Five Organ Trafficking hotspots,” Reuters.com, August 6, 2007.
Pakistan loses $220 million in tax revenue
Pakistan loses $220 Million in tax revenue to counterfeit cigarettes.
Source: “Fake cigarettes incurring Rs.13.5 billion tax loss to govt annually,” PakTribune, December 9, 2006, (accessed: December 14, 2006).
