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Excise duty structure fuels counterfeit cigarette use: report
Estimates annual revenue losses of Rs310b, calls for govt strategy to combat illicit sales
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Study reveals surge in smuggled cigarette brands
Ipsos study shows illicit market share to hit 56% by June 2024
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Illegal cigarette sales surge in south Punjab
PTC says tax-evaded, smuggled cigarettes being sold openly
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‘Raise tobacco taxes to curb smoking’
Int’l survey says annual economic costs attributable to smoking-related diseases
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Scientists map brain network linked to addiction
Researchers studied 129 patients who were daily smokers when they had a brain lesion
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‘Need to restrict tobacco use’
19% of population under 15 indulges in smoking, report states
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Cruella de Vil falls victim to Hollywood’s smoking ban
Disney’s iconic villain has never been seen without a cigarette but there's a first time for everything!
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‘Increase tobacco tax to reduce affordability’
Study says initiation age for tobacco use is as early as six years
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‘Increase tax on tobacco to save youth’
Tobacco companies make billions of dollars even after paying heavy taxes
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Deepika, Sara, Shraddha deny even smoking cigarettes, let alone drug abuse
Actors have also denied having knowledge of Sushant Singh Rajput’s alleged drug addictions
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Over 1,200 children start smoking every day in Pakistan
Unregistered or unregulated cigarette makers continue promotional activities
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Court seeks explanation of smoking law
Petition demands restriction on open sale of sheesha, cigarettes at public places
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Court seeks explanation of smoking law
Petition demands restriction on open sale of sheesha, cigarettes at public places
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Lack of awareness hinders smokers from quitting
Dearth in material available to guide people on counselling and medications
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Govt to introduce first national tobacco control policy soon
‘Mobile app has been launched to tackle law violations’
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Saudi women smoke in public to 'complete' their freedom
Women are now allowed to drive, attend concerts, and obtain passports without the approval of a male guardian
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‘Healthcare system creaks under load of tobacco users’
Number of cancer, cardiac patients rising in hospitals
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Turn back time: how quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage
Up to 40% of the total lung cells in ex-smokers were healthy
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'Smoking with your boss can get you promoted, but only if you're a man'
Research finds that women don't get promoted faster despite going for smoke breaks with their male boss
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Discouraging smoking
In Pakistan, smoking kills 160,189 people each year
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Philippine police say will arrest anyone flouting vaping ban
The devices are already banned in Brazil, Singapore, Thailand and the US state of Massachusetts
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Going smokeless: Lahore to be a tobacco-smoke free city
Plan involves forming a special task force to enforce the ban in public places
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E-cigs may damage the heart, study says
Several ingredients inhaled through vaping may lead to inflammation, oxidative stress and unstable blood flow
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Mustafa Zahid, Xulfi urge fans to quit smoking after losing their fathers to it
Earlier, Sheheryar Munawar also made it a point to ask his fans and followers to quit
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‘Cigarette makers need to follow graphic warning condition’
Top official of Tobacco Control Cell says 12,000 children aged six-12 start smoking every day in Pakistan
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India bans e-cigarettes as vaping backlash grows
Trump's administration also announces that it will soon ban flavoured e-cigarette products
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Sheesha smoking
Essential step the govt must take is to disseminate information among public on effects of sheesha smoking
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‘Up to 14 kids take up smoking every day’
Seminar urges educational institutions to restrain children from smoking
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‘Alarming rise in teenage smoking’
At least 30% of children die due to complications caused by smoking
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Say no to smoking, say experts
Campaign aims to raise awareness on the negative impact of tobacco has on people’s health
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Health experts highlight ‘costs’ of smoking
Medical and health experts say smoking 30 cigarettes a day increases the risk of lungs cancer up to 30%
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KMC bans smoking in parks, hospitals
'KMC will cooperate with all organisations in this regard'
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‘Smoking kills thousands in Pakistan annually’
Speakers highlight dangers of smoking particularly among students
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TV shows 'encourage' teenagers to drink, smoke and have sex: study
Exposure to shows such as 'Empire', 'Sex Education' and '13 Reasons Why' make teens see these behaviours positively
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Govt urged to increase tax, impose stricter laws against smoking
Experts say increasing prices of tobacco products reduces accessibility for minors
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Air pollution killing more people than smoking, say scientists
Air pollution caused estimated 790,000 deaths, between 40 and 80 percent of them from cardiovascular diseases
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Blanket ban on smoking at all Punjab govt schools
Teachers, non-teaching staff also barred from smoking during school hours
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New pictorial warning to cover 60% of cigarette packets
All local and imported packs to carry picture of gangrene disease caused by smoking from June 1
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Kyrgyz textbook shames women for smoking, 'provocative' clothes
Kyrgyzstan is known for its custom of bride kidnapping that sees thousands of girls abducted and married every year
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Naswar, smoking banned in K-P educational institutions
Higher education dept directs strict action against violators
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Ashen generations: Around 1,200 children start smoking daily
Pakistan’s population consists of 60% people below the age of 25 prone to addiction
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LHC moves to implement public smoking ban
Court orderes Punjab chief secretary to take notice of the matter, summons DG social welfare
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Varsity criticised for only barring women from smoking corners
Smoke-free programme official says revised notification expected to be issued after Muharram break
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Gender discrimination: NUST bars women from smoking areas
Fine of Rs1,000 will be imposed if a girl is found accessing smoking areas
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WATCH: Senator Raza Rabbani 'enjoys' smoking at prohibited public place
The former chairman Senate is seen apparently smoking a cigar in the meeting of the Senate committee
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WTO backs Australia's neutral cigarette packs
WTO experts say foreign countries fail to show that Australia's actions block international trade
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In US, cigarette smoking reaches new low: study
Just 13.9 per cent of the US population smoke cigarettes, according to a US government report
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Senate panel repeals smoking law
A parliamentary panel approved repeal of juvenile smoking act as a new and comprehensive legislation has been enacted
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'One person dies from tobacco consumption every five seconds'
Experts discuss hazards of smoking at awareness seminar on World No Tobacco Day
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Teenagers who diet are at a risk of smoking, binge drinking
Girls' efforts to look slim can have detrimental effects