CTFk, PANAH take fight against tobacco use to FBR

Call for heavy taxation on tobacco trade to discourage its use

RAWALPINDI: Malik Imran, Country Head, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and Sana Ullah Ghumman, General Secretary, Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH), held important meetings with senior FBR officials here on Thursday.

CTFK and PANAH Representatives conveyed to FBR officials that the growing use of tobacco has put the future of the people and especially our young generation at stake, it is time to impose taxes on it to protect our children from its harmful effects. There is a critical need for the country and it has a double benefit for the country. With the reduction in diseases, the government has also got additional revenue.

FBR authorities said that Which can be used for better health of the people “PANAH and FBR have the same goal, we also want to see a disease-free society and we fully agree with your views on raising taxes on tobacco trade,” FBR officials noted.
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