Tag: Smokers
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Pakistan faces Rs615 billion annual deficit due to tobacco consumption
Pakistan has a substantial Rs615 billion annual deficit owing to diseases caused by smoking and overall tobacco usage, with only Rs120 billion earning in tax revenue from the product. The government is expected to improve revenue by raising the tax on cigarettes by 30 per cent according to The Nation. This was voiced by speakers…
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Tobacco companies in Pakistan may bump cigarette prices
Farmers have asked the government and firms to increase the price of future tobacco products in accordance with the current price hikes in pesticides, fertilisers, and other crop preparation and selling charges. On May 9, the demand was made at a meeting of Ittehad-e-Kashtkaran in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The participants agreed that the government should reduce…
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PTI MNA says women smoking cigarettes cause divorce
PTI Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, Nausheen Hamid, while addressing an audience, said that, “girls are very involved in cigarette smoking.” Read More – Is Mahira Khan glorifying abusive relationships in Pakistani dramas? She went on to say that, “I personally know of…