High tax rates to confine tobacco uses

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of "World No Tobacco Day", the Coalition for Tobacco Control Pakistan (CTCPak) on Saturday demanded for uniform fix high rates for cigarette tax and to allocate a percentage of revenue from the tax amount to health programs relating to tobacco control in the country.

The 60 members of Coalition for Tobacco Control in 43 cities of Pakistan joined hands together on the occasion of "World No Tobacco Day" to demand for an effective raise in tobacco taxes and to strictly enforce tobacco control laws on all forms of smoking and smokeless tobacco. People from different walks of life to celebrate the "World No Tobacco Day".