The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced its first-ever comprehensive guidelines aimed at assisting adults in quitting tobacco. These guidelines include behavioural support from healthcare providers,...
An image of tobacco kept on a table. — Unsplash/File At least 2.7 million people are killed by the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs)...
ISLAMABAD: A recent study of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has sought the government’s immediate attention to the impact of tax policies, particularly the...
This representational image shows a man smoking. — AFP/File MULTAN: Ahead of World Tobacco Day, Cancer Society President Dr Ahmed Ijaz Masood urged discouragement of scenes...
ISLAMABAD: The current excise duty structure on tobacco products has led consumers to shift from legally compliant cigarette brands to illegal, tax-evaded ones, causing an estimated...
ISLAMABAD: Philip Morris Pakistan Limited (PMPKL) underscored the urgency for immediate measures to tackle the escalating presence of low-priced non-tax-paid cigarettes, which has resulted in a...
LAHORE: Experts have suggested that Pakistan has a strategic opportunity to meet conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), enhance tax collection and significantly increase the...