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Pakistan: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) has called on the government to regulate emerging addictive nicotine
Pakistan: Health experts have called on state authorities to implement stricter regulations to curb the rising use of e-cigarettes, vapes and nicotine products, particularly
Pakistan: The public health lobbying group Concerned Mothers has met with members of parliament to advocate for a ban on novel nicotine products. The
Pakistan: The district administration in the city of Abbottabad, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has enforced a ban on the sale and use
Pakistan: The Finance Act 2024 entered into force on 1st July, imposing an excise duty on e-liquids of PKR10 ($0.04) per ml, irrespective of
Pakistan: The district government of Peshawar – the capital city of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a population of over 4.7m –
Pakistan: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a bill to amend the Federal Excise Act. Under the proposed amendments, e-liquids will be subject to
Pakistan: The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become the first province to ban the sale of e-cigarettes, regardless of nicotine content, to under-21s,
Pakistan: Experts and health advocates, such as the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), have urged the government
Pakistan: In response to the recent cigarette tax increase, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) – an independent non-profit organisation – has said
