There is also the view that smoking sheesha is ruining our cultural values
A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday declined to take up a case challenging a ban on Sheesha smoking.
Owners say police make claims so they could blackmail the cafe owners.
Home department banned waterpipe smoking under Section 144.
Karachi Commissioner Roshan Ali Sheikh has ordered surveys of places that offer water-pipe (Sheesha).
Violations of tobacco advertising ban, pictorial warning requirement continue unabated.
Petition has been filed by Khurram Hashmi who is part of a Coalition for Tobacco Control with the SAMAR.
Petitioner says sheesha more harmful than cigarettes.
Smoking in restaurants pollutes the air four times over the WHO limit.
Parliamentary health secy says Punjab to introduce law banning smoking in public.