Around 160,000 people die every year in Pakistan due to smoking
ISLAMABAD - Approximately 160,000 people die of tobacco usage every year in the country, and their number is…
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Tobacco smoke: The root cause of smoking hazards
Cigarette smoking remains one of the world’s most-concerning health issues. With over a billion people in the world…
World No-Tobacco Day: Call to declare smoking under 18 a criminal offence
LARKANA - The Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (LINAR), affiliated with the Pakistan Atomic…
Civil society bodies reaffirm resolve to combat smoking
ISLAMABAD - More than 50 civil society organisations throughout the country will commemorate World No Tobacco Day…
Youth smoking
I would like to use your prestigious paper’s column to draw the attention of higher authorities to the serious…
Alizeh Shah to take legal action against her smoking video
Actress Alizeh Shah has recently decided to take legal action against the spread of her smoking video.
According to…
Alizeh Shah in hot water over viral smoking video
Pakistani well-known, young and enthusiastic actress Alizeh shah is again getting harsh comments from netizens as…
A solution to reduce the harm of smoking
To many, smoking is considered a fashion, especially for the young. But the dangers smokers face, whether a young…
‘Smoking not effective for human health in any way’
Islamabad - Member National Assembly and Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr. Nausheen…
Smoking may cause congenital diseases
LAHORE - Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute/Ameerud Din Medical College Prof Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar…
‘Smoking-related diseases cost Pakistan $3.85b annually’
ISLAMABAD - All smoking-related diseases and deaths in Pakistan cost the national exchequer over $3.85 billion…
Tobacco taxes not decreasing smoking, claims cigarette industry
LAHORE - Excessive delay in imposition of health levy on cigarettes and sugary drinks is causing huge loss to…
Stop smoking
Over the last two days I have received SMS, both in English and Urdu, from the Federal Ministry of National Health…
Smoking issues
It is an undeniable fact that smoking has a detrimental impact on one’s health and finances. Looking at this…
Link between smoking & fatal brain bleeding found
ISLAMABAD - Researchers in Finland found a link between smoking and subarachnoid…
Chairmen of both houses of parliament trampling prohibition of smoking law
Parliament which has sanctioned denial of smoking at open places law is on the way to breaching this law. A new…
CAA warns pilots against smoking in cockpit
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday cautioned that it'll suspend the permit of pilots found smoking…
Raising taxes on tobacco seems the only way to address health concerns
Our part of the world is not taking smoking a deadly addiction. No, smoking is a chronic disease characterized by…
Smoking: engage, not stigmatize, the youth
Most low-income countries including Pakistan continue to face increasing burden of tobacco epidemic with a current…