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Blue Veins & PASTNC urge Health Dept to introduce PC-1 for tobacco control in KP

PESHAWAR, Jan 15 (APP):Blue Veins and the Provincial Alliance for Sustainable Tobacco and Nicotine Control Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PASTC-KP) have called upon the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department to introduce a PC-1 for Tobacco Control in the provincial budget for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

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Growers urge KP government to establish Pakhtunkhwa Tobacco Board

SWABI: The representatives of farmers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday asked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government to establish the Pakhtunkhwa Tobacco Board through legislation to protect and safeguard the rights and interests of the poor growers in the province.

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Nearly half of Pakistani adolescents exposed to cigarette smoke: study

Islamabad : An alarming 47.1% of Pakistani adolescents are exposed to cigarette smoke at home, while 63.7% encounter it in their communities, a groundbreaking survey has revealed.

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Pakistan smoking-related deaths surpass South Asia, global averages-survey

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s annual smoking-related death rate of 91.1 per 100,000 people significantly exceeds both the South Asian and global averages, according to an analysis by Gallup Pakistan on Tuesday, based on the Global Burden of Disease 2024 report.

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FBR's Faceless System to be expanded to other cities: PM

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says significant progress has been made in the last few months regarding digitization and reforms in Federal Board of Revenue.

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Cigarette smuggling inflicts huge loss on economy

PESHAWAR: A high-level meeting was co-chaired by Federal Minister of State Ali Pervez Malik and Advisor to KP CM on Finance Muzammil Aslam, to discuss tobacco smuggling and illegal cigarette manufacturing.

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Peshawar's Smoke-Free Status: A Step Backward in Tackling Pakistan's Smoking Crisis

Peshawar has been declared a smoke-free district, banning tobacco use in all public places without designated smoking areas. While this move aims to curb smoking, it raises critical questions about its effectiveness in Pakistan’s socio-economic context.

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Ministry halts CTFK, Vital Strategies amid tobacco control concerns

Islamabad: The reported order by the Ministry of Interior to halt activities of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) and Vital Strategies has raised concerns.

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