72% of women in Pakistan are cigarette smokers. Pakistan consumes 80 billion cigarettes annually, with unknown age distribution. Urgent calls for awareness campaigns and tobacco control policies due to the high prevalence of female smokers. A sub-committee meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the capital city unveiled startling revelations about cigarette smoking in … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The proposed unprecedented tax hike for the tax-paying tobacco companies will effectively benefit the already vast illicit cigarette manufacturers in Pakistan, a statement said on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Philip Morris Pakistan Limited said that this will also lead to significant shortfalls in the government revenues, as the volumes will massively shift from the … Read more
A man was caught on camera lighting up a cigarette inside a SpiceJet plane. The video was filmed on January 23, 2022, while the influencer was on a flight from Dubai to New Delhi. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that he is looking into the situation. We all know that it is almost always … Read more
In this video, a brave Ukrainian man removes a land mine from a bridge with his bare hands while casually smoking a cigarette. Netizens call him “Badass.” The anti-tank mine was discovered along the side of the road in Berdyansk by an unknown individual dressed in a black puffer coat and trousers. He carried the … Read more
Smoking is one of the common causes of death all around the world, yet it is very difficult to get rid of the habit. Here are a couple of facts about getting rid of smoking that every smoker should know; As soon as a smoker quits smoking or smokes his last cigarette, he starts reducing … Read more
Pakistan is amongst the developing countries with a very high tobacco prevalence and high mortality rate, where above 166,000 people die of tobacco-related diseases every year in Pakistan. 70 per cent of those get damaged lungs due to second-hand smoke at indoor places. If these stats weren’t alarming enough, the current global pandemic of COVID-19 … Read more
Pakistan is ranked among the top 15 countries in the world for smoking. According to the details, ministry of Health submitted a report in National Assembly revealed that in Pakistan 31.8 percent of men, 5.8 percent of women and 19 percent of young people use tobacco, meanwhile 4.4 percent men, one percent women and 7.1% … Read more
