Higher taxes, awareness help decrease cigarettes sale in Pakistan
Islamabad: The retail volume sales of cigarettes decreased in Pakistan due to higher taxes and awareness amongst cigarette consumers of the potential health risks caused...
Malaria day being observed across the World
ISLAMABAD: The people around the World observing World Malairia day today Upon the occasion of World Malaria day, the Prime minister Shehbaz Shareef express his...
Pakistan among 9 poor countries producing 90 percent cigarettes for world: Study
LONDON: A recent international study revealing tobacco production across the world is matter of grave concern. Recently unveiled study of London’s Imperial College on smoking...
Pakistan may lose around 50 billion if 10 sticks cigarette packs are allowed
Islamabad: Expressing profound concern, health activists questioned recent efforts by the tobacco industry to introduce 10-stick packs. This move, according to the activists, not only...
Uniform tax be implemented on cigarettes regardless of their national or multinational brand: Expert
Islamabad: It is encouraging that Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has given out hope to the masses that the country could get $3 billion package from...
PM Shehbaz, President Raisi plant a sapling to mark Earth Day
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and visiting Iranian President Syed Ebrahim Raisi on Monday planted a sapling in the lawn of the Prime Minister’s...
Earth day reminder of shared responsibility towards protecting planet, for now, for future generations: PM
Islamabad:Today, we join the international community to mark Earth Day. Commemorating this day is a reminder of our shared responsibility towards protecting our planet –...
International Earth Day being observed today
Web Desk: The International Earth Day is being observed on Monday. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/YwHNZcXXsyTaUHzG/?mibextid=oFDknk The theme of the day this year is “Planet vs. Plastics”. The aim...
FED increase on cigarette a must to check rising consumption
Islamabad : Snowballing economic burden in terms of public health and economic costs due to rising cigarette consumption has prompted health experts to demand implementation...
Health activists ring alarm over 10-stick cigarette pack
Islamabad: Health activists have raised concerns about tobacco companies’ move to introduce 10-stick cigarette packs, fearing a rise in consumption especially among vulnerable groups like...
High FED rates on cigarettes: a win-win for revenue and public health
Islamabad: The government’s decision to raise the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes has yielded a notable increase in revenue while simultaneously contributing to a...
Business community expresses concerns on playing with rules, regulations for trade allegedly by cigarette companies
Islamabad The concern about playing with rules and regulations for business and trade allegedly by cigarette companies has been rising with each passing day. The...
High Tobacco tax reduces cigarette consumption
Islamabad: The consumption of cigarettes in Pakistan has witnessed a significant decline after the government took a bold decision to increase taxes and address the...
75 years of rains record break in UAE as unprecedented rains wreak havoc
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates witnessed record-breaking and highest levels of rainfall for the first time in 75 years with even Dubai flooding under...
NDMA alerts for intense rainfall, thunderstorms from April 17
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as per the latest projections from the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and multiple weather models, in its...
IMF Urges Pakistan to tax non-essential items including cigarettes
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Pakistan to overhaul tax machinery and to tax non-essential items including cigarettes to boost revenue and improve...
More rain with windstorm, thunderstorm likely in most parts of country
Islamabad: More rain with windstorm and thunderstorm is likely in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Islamabad, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and upper/southwestern Balochistan during the next twelve hours. Heavyfalls and...
Single-tier structure and high taxes: the recipe to curb cigarette consumption
Islamabad – In a bid to combat the alarming rates of cigarette consumption in Pakistan, experts and health advocates have put their weight behind the...
Met dept predicts rains in Karachi and other cities of Sindh from Saturday
Karachi: Rains predicted in different cities of Sindh including Karachi from tomorrow, Saturday. According to the meterological department the westerly breeze are constantly effecting the...
Think tank raises alarm against pushing the government to deviate from WHO guidelines
Islamabad: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank, has raised alarm against the surge in the campaign by multinational cigarette companies to resist the guidelines set...
150 children die every day owing to birth defects.
ISLAMABAD: Approximately 150 children die daily due to various birth defects in Pakistan Renowned pediatric surgeon and President of the Association of Pediatric Surgeons of...
What could be the possible white powder received by Judges?
ISLAMABAD: At the beginning of the week, all 8 judges of the Islamabad High Court received envelopes containing suspicious white powder, The powder could be...
Punjab Govt decides to impose a complete ban on the use of plastic bags in Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decide to impose a complete ban over the use of plastic bag in the province. Senior Minister of Punjab, Maryam...
Tobacco industry engaged in malicious campaign to hurt anti-tobacco narrative
ISLAMABAD,: Serious concerns have been raised by public health activists in Pakistan over persistent attempts of the tobacco industry to derail tobacco control efforts in...
PM vows to ensure health facilities for masses
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has renewed the commitment of his Government to provide and ensure health facilities for all of our population. In his...
World Health Day being observed across globe today
Web Desk: The World Health Day is being observed across the globe today. Theme for the day this year is ‘My health, my right’. This...
CRD demand action against tobacco companies on violation of tax laws
Islamabad: The Centre for Research an FCd Dialogue (CRD) has asked the finance minister for action against violation of the country’s tax laws by multinational...
Doctors at PIMS Hospital declared Bushra Bibi’s health satisfactory.
ISLAMABAD: The team of doctors at Pims Hospital declared the health of Bushra Bibi, wife of founder PTI Imran Khan, satisfactoryAccording to the report, 4...
Speakers urge uptick in FED on cigarettes to mitigate pervasive health hazards
Islamabad: Speakers at a seminar highlighted the impact of increase on tobacco taxation and its effect on health cost, economic and social factors and demanded...
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Health activists stress importance of Tobacco Tax increase for Public Relief on essential commodities
Islamabad: Health activists emphasized the critical need for the government to prioritize health and economic agendas by increasing taxes on cigarettes. In a press release...
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What is biological weapon “Anthracis” how does it work?
WEB DESK: The “Anthracis Powder” is the kind of ‘bacteria’ that can be spread by food, water or air, its germs can reach the pores...
2 person wounds owing to flying of a kite on the Dorgali in Lahore
LAHORE: Punjab Govt has taken strict action against kite flying people, but despite of all 2 person were injured due to the flying of a...
Uniform Cigarette Taxation: solution to Economic Losses and Health Concerns
Islamabad – Pakistan has suffered significant economic losses due to the dominance of the cigarette industry, high consumption rates and subsequent health cost over the...
Heavy rainfall predicts in various parts of country.
ISLAMABAD: The Meteorology Department has forecast continued clouds cover and intermittent sunshine in many areas throughout the upcoming week. The Meteorology Department has forecast continued...
Expert says 26.6% uptick in FED on cigarettes can recover 19.8% healthcare cost of diseases caused by smoking
ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has urged the government to reduce the health cost burden by increasing...
Implementation of IMF proposal for tobocco tax reforms urged
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended implementing a uniform tax structure on the tobacco industry to increase revenue. The report titled ‘Pakistan –...
Taxing cigarettes in Pakistan declined smoking by 20 to 25 pc, reveals IMF
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that following a significant increase in prices or taxes on tobacco products, the consumption of cigarettes in...
Six-day anti-polio drive Kicks off in Larkana from today
Larkana: An anti-polio drive has kicked off in Larkana from today. More than 3,06,950 children of the Larkana district up to five years of age...
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FIA Raid over factory manufacturing fake and prohibited drugs in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency raid over a factory manufacturing fake and banned medicine in Islamabad. As per FIA spokesperson during raid a huge amount of...
TB awareness must be raised for prevention, control as it is global health challenge: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has that Tuberculosis is a significant global health challenge and awareness must be raised about its prevention and control measures....
World Water Day being observed today
Web Desk: World Water Day is being observed today, with the aim of highlighting the importance of water worldwide and raising general awareness about its...
Maryam Nawaz launches tree plantation drive
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday launched a tree plantation campaign by plating a sapling in Lahore. Maryam Nawaz appealed to the people...
Forest dept to plant 2.5 million trees during tree-plantation drive across region
MULTAN:As part of the global observance of World Forest Day, a significant plantation initiative has been launched in South Punjab. The Forest Department of South...
World Forest day being celebrated globally
ISLAMABAD: World Forest day is being celebrated globally. Healthy forests mean healthy people. Forests provide benefits for everyone – from cleaning our air, water and...
IMF recommendations for uniformed tax on tobacco products welcomed
Islamabad: The Capital Calling has welcomed the reports that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to impose uniform excise rates on both local and...
Provincial govts should harmonize rules related to food businesses: Khalid Maqbool
ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has called upon the provincial governments to harmonize rules related to food businesses. In separate...
Expert call for taxing tobacco to help channelize public health initiatives
ISLAMABAD: The calls for raising taxes on tobacco are gaining momentum as Dr. Muhammad Zaman endorses the policy that imposing taxes on tobacco saves lives....
Minister commits to implement health System improvement road map
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has pledged to achieve a hundred per cent implementation of the health system improvement road map outlined by...
Nadeem Jan calls for 50 percent increase in taxation to deter smoking among youth
Islamabad: Former Federal Minister for National Health Services, Dr Nadeem Jan called for a significant increase in cigarette taxation by 50% to deter smoking among...
UN moot calls for strong political will to deal with climate threats
New York: A Climate moot, hosted by Pakistan at the United Nations has called for prioritizing welfare of women and children and urged to demonstrate...