Karachi, March 05, 2021: Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited (PTC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change inaugurated the Aerial Seeding Event on Monday 1st of March. The Chief Guest, Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change inaugurated this one-of-a-kind event; an afforestation activity that has never been undertaken before…
Karachi, February 04, 2021: Nielsen retail audit data depicts that despite Governments consistent measures to increase taxes and tariffs, the consumption of cigarettes is stagnant. Experts believe that this is due to illicit cigarettes being available in the market which constitutes more than 40% of the total market and it can even be an underestimation….
Karachi, July 22, 2020: Pakistan Alliance for Nicotine and Tobacco Harm Reduction (PANTHR) has called for making harm reduction and cessation part of the national tobacco control policies to reduce the prevalence of smoking in the country. “Two research studies have highlighted the effective role tobacco harm reduction and cessation strategies can play in achieving…
Karachi, August 28, 2019: Hard working farmers are at risk of suffering heavy losses due to blocking of Philip Morris factory in Mardan by some people for past 10 – 12 days. A group of farmers recorded their protest at the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), demanding the government’s relevant regulators’ intervention to resolve this crises…