Tag: Tobacco

Despite the fact that tobacco is banned in public places, Pakistan is the largest consumer of tobacco in South Asia. Reports have revealed that...

District administration has made it mandatory for all tobacco sellers to get a license from the assistant commissioner by 30th January, 2013. Action can be...

Every year the country has been facing a loss of billions of rupees due to the constant lowering of tobacco prices, sources said. As...

Anjuman-e-Khasthkarn has demanded of the government to take action against the Tobacco Board because tobacco companies with the connivance of Tobacco Board are not...

Health experts have claimed that media persons are more vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) due to workload and advised them to adopt healthy life-style...

Small tobacco growers said on Saturday that the federal government’s Tobacco Board that had been captured by tobacco industry and big tobacco growers were...

In an attempt to pacify the protesting growers the government has fixed the minimum price of Rs 121 per kg for the tobacco crop...

Citizens on Monday stressed the need for curtailing sale of smuggled and duty-non-paid tobacco products in the country. According to them, this illicit trade not...

The tug of war between a handful of farmers and the Pakistan Tobacco Board is likely to end in the coming few days as...

Citizens stressed the need for efficacious implementation of tobacco control laws and for curtailing sales of smuggled and duty-non-paid tobacco products. They also asked...

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

In order to control the tobacco epidemic in Pakistan, the government needs to fully enforce anti-smoking laws to ensure that all public places are...

The City District Government (CDGL), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) organised a walk on World No Tobacco Day 2012. The walk...

From royal Mughal halls to dingy Delhi alleyways A foreign art critic visiting Delhi’s Connaught Place may be forgiven for thinking its red-splattered corridors are...

Philip Morris should not only be blamed. If there are strict laws regarding cigarette advertisements in Pakistan, then obviously, the publishing media must be...

In a landmark development, the Tobacco Control Cell has commenced legal proceedings against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris Pakistan Limited for violation of binding stipulations...

Another initiative for tobacco control, Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) monitoring, has been launched by The Network for Consumer Protection to monitor advertising...