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• Health ministry asked to implement anti-smoking laws 

The Ministry of Health has been asked to implement the prohibition of smoking and protection of non-smokers health ordinance in true spirit.

Citizens complained that though the government had withdrawn Statutory Rules and Orders (SRO) on smoking in designated areas, however the concerned laws are still being violated. According to them, the said SRO was withdrawn in order to protect the health of non-smokers and making the smokers abiders of the concerned laws, but there is no such implementing body to check the violation of such laws, they added.

They said, after withdrawal of SRO all public and work places have been declared smoke free and smokers couldn't smoke or use tobacco in any other form in any place of public work.However, they complained that smokers are still smoking in public places and offices while many public and private organizations and departments have allocated designated areas for smokers which is against the concerned laws.

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