ISLAMABAD: A survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan Tuesday maintained that 58 per cent Pakistanis believed smoking was a sin and "Makruh" (abominable) in Islam.
During the survey, as many as 1788 adult men and women across the four provinces were asked the question regarding the smoking.
"Some people think that tobacco smoking is a sin and a curse, while other people think that smoking is not a sin but an unpleasant thing," said a Gallup press release.
The survey was conducted in connection with "World No Tobacco Day" celebrated in Pakistan like other parts of the world Tuesday.
Whereas, 84 per cent smokers said that if a ban on smoking was enforced in public places, they would consider quitting smoking.
In response to the questions, 27 per cent said that smoking was a sin and 31 per cent said that it was prohibited in Islam.
On the other hand, 41 per cent said that smoking was an unpleasant thing, while one per cent did not respond.
A representative sample of 231 men and women, who smoke cigarettes, were asked "Suppose a ban on cigarette smoking is enforced in public places. Would you then consider quitting smoking?"
In response, 40 per cent said that they would consider a lot about quitting smoking, 44 percent said that they would consider it to some extent while 11 percent said that they would not consider it to an extent and 5 per cent said that they would not consider it at all.
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