A growing debate in Pakistan questions whether raising tobacco taxes is the right approach to reducing smoking rates. While higher taxes are intended to deter consumption, Fawad Khan, spokesperson for ...

The report, titled “Towards an Optimal Tax Regime for Pakistan’s Tobacco Sector” estimates that a massive Rs300 billion in ...

The argument that heavy taxation leads to the proliferation of illicit products is neither new nor unique to Pakistan ...

Pakistan is facing an alarming smoking crisis, with 31 million smokers nationwide and one of the highest smoking-related ...

Experts at a seminar underscored the need for data-driven policy-making in tobacco control and taxation, especially when the ...

Experts at a seminar underscored the need for data-driven policy-making in tobacco control and taxation, especially when the next fiscal year's budget is under preparation. The seminar organized by ...

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Pakistan is grappling with a severe smoking crisis, with 31 million smokers contributing to over 160,000 deaths annually.

A delegation of BAT and its affiliate Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC ... He said PTC had to withdraw from the market after the imposition of heavy duties and this allowed smuggled vapours to ...

Billions of KT&G’s Pine brand cigarettes have long been smuggled into Pakistan, most likely from the neighboring Afghanistan, ...