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[Pakistan] Put this in your pipe and smoke it

The e-cigarette, which is slowly turning up in mouths across main cities in Pakistan, is designed to behave just like the tobacco one but with one major difference: You don’t need a match. There is no lighting up and no smoke. This does, however, kill th
Express Tribune (pk)
added Apr 29, 2013 00:23
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[Asia, Pakistan] MNCs submit new taxation structure on cigarettes

Multinational cigarette manufacturing companies on Thursday submitted new taxation structure on cigarettes to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) without any price increase on cigarettes, which is totally against the FBR proposal to merge existing three
(Karachi, Pakistan) Business Recorder (pk)
added Apr 26, 2013 06:04
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[Asia] Pakistan Tobacco records 202% higher profits over last year

The Pakistan Tobacco Company has announced its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, recording stellar earnings of Rs1.09 billion as compared to only Rs359 million earned in the same period of the preceding year (translating into 202% growth). Th
Express Tribune (pk)
added Apr 20, 2013 16:26
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[Asia] Illicit cigarette trade in Pakistan causing $175.8m loss

Pakistan is losing 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$175.8 million) per annum due to the illicit cigarette trade which represents about 26.7 per cent of total cigarettes consumed in terms of volume. According to a research paper compiled by the Euromonitor
DAWN Group of Newspapers (pk)
added Apr 17, 2013 07:05
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[Pakistan] Pictorial warning on cigarette packings fails to get desired goals

cigarette usage in Pakistan has been increased by 30 percent compared to 1998 figures. ... authorities should look at more useful campaigns including increase in tobacco prices, anti-smoking legislation, the prohibition of tobacco advertising, subsidizin
Pakistan Observer (pk)
added Apr 16, 2013 03:24
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[Asia, Pakistan] Anti-smoking drive launched to check smoking at public places

An anti-smoking drive has been launched in the Federal Capital to ensure implementation of anti-smoking law 2002 that prohibits smoking in offices, parks, bus terminals and educational institutions. The ICT Administration in cooperation with the Tobacco C
Daily Times (pk)
added Apr 15, 2013 06:54
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[Asia, Pakistan] 3 Sheesha smoking Centers sealed, 16 hookahs confiscated

The District Administration has launched operation against Sheesha Smoking centers and sealed three Sheesha centers and confiscated 16 hookahs respectively.
ONLINE International News Network (pk)
added Apr 12, 2013 13:57
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[Asia] Insight - Pakistan's booming market no black and white matter

In December, a broker was fined half the amount he made from trades that manipulated the share price of tobacco giant Philip Morris.
Reuters
added Apr 10, 2013 03:09
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[Asia, Pakistan] Cigarette industry: FBR modifies RFP for Tax Stamp & Supervision Project

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has modified the Request for Proposal (RFP) for ''Tax Stamp and Supervision Project'' relating to cigarette industry, as per the suggestions of Transparency International Pakistan. The RFP is to set the specifications in or
(Karachi, Pakistan) Business Recorder (pk)
added Apr 7, 2013 08:55
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[Asia, Pakistan] Enforcement activities gaining momentum

With efforts for securing compliance of tobacco control laws gaining momentum as part of the ‘Smoke-free Islamabad Initiative,’ ‘Chaaye Khana’ in Super Market is rigidly ignoring the numerous warnings that it has received for closure of its designated sm
The News (pk)
added Apr 5, 2013 11:15
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