Tag: Smoking

Sheesha smoking, OVERRULED!

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Monday directed authorities to enforce the law banning sheesha smoking at public places. Earlier the...

Smoking ‘rots’ brain, says King’s College study

Smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King's College London. A study of 8,800 people over 50...

Anti-smoking campaign to be launched after Muharram

Rawalpindi DCO Saqib Zafar said that the Rawalpindi District Government was going to launch an operation against smoking after the month of Muharram. ...

Kristen Stewart quits smoking

Kristen Stewart who has recently completed her last Twilight film has finally given up her long-time habit of smoking. The 22-year-old actress asserted that...

Case against sheesha smoking: IHC adjourns hearing for unspecified period

Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday, adjourning the hearing of the case against the increasing trend of sheesha smoking in the federal capital to...

Man beats son to death for smoking

A man tortured his 10-year-old son to death for smoking. According to police, Nasir Ali had warned his son to quit smoking. Catching the...

Japan teachers fined for sneaky smoking

Five teachers in Japan who sneaked off school grounds for a crafty cigarette in between lessons have been hit with hefty fines, officials said...

Smoking and Eye Damage

The chemicals in cigarette smoke (around 4000 of them) get into the bloodstream of smokers and may induce the damage to the eye. 8 The chemicals...

Sheesha smoking getting increasingly common in varsities

A Pakistani research published in Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing on Sisha smoking proposed that 40 percent of Pakistani male students puff the...

RCB launches drive against Shisha cafes

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has launched a special drive on Tuesday against Shisha smoking centers. Under the drive started on the special instructions of Station...

Say no to smoking

Through extensive epidemiological and clinical studies, researchers have shown that smoking is a health hazard of the first order. Smoking is the number one...

Smoking habits transmit from parents to children

A European research results showed that, in homes where parents smoke, there is a significant degree of inter-generational transmission of it to children, particularly...

‘100, 000 people die of smoking-related diseases annually’

The CMH Lahore Medical College (CMHLMC) organised a seminar on the World No Tobacco Day on Thursday to create awareness among the youth, students...

SRK fined for smoking in public, pleads guilty

Pleading guilty, Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan sought exemption from personal appearance in the court in a case related to smoking in public at a...

Smoking, diabetes and obesity shrinks brain

It is essential to avoid smoking and keep weight, blood sugar levels and blood pressure under control as these risk factors in middle age...

Keep smokin’, there’s nobody stopping you

The Punjab government still lacks effective implementation and strict enforcement of Anti-smoking Ordinance 2002 despite the lapse of one decade of its promulgation across...

The smoke screen is off, for good

Shah Rukh Khan has been battling with it. And he gets routinely hauled up by his children for being unable to curb his nicotine...