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Up in smoke: Philip Morris fined for publishing ads

ISLAMABAD: Philip Morris has been fined for publishing full page advertisements in leading magazines including Herald, Newsweek Pakistan and the weekly magazine of The Express Tribune among others in violation of laws. The advertisement campaign of its cigarette brand Marlboro cost Philip Morris approximately Rs50 million, according to Pakistan Today. The court imposed a fine of […]

Up in smoke: Philip Morris fined for publishing ads

ISLAMABAD: Philip Morris has been fined for publishing full page advertisements in leading magazines including Herald, Newsweek Pakistan and the weekly magazine of The Express Tribune among others in violation of laws. The advertisement campaign of its cigarette brand Marlboro cost Philip Morris approximately Rs50 million, according to Pakistan Today. The court imposed a fine of […]

Effects of secondhand smoke on children

ISLAMABAD: Children exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes face a higher risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), other behavioral problems and learning disorders. Researchers from University of New york, USA examined the results of a 2007 telephone survey of American families that included 55,358 children under the age of 12 years, health news reported. […]

Effects of secondhand smoke on children

ISLAMABAD: Children exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes face a higher risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), other behavioral problems and learning disorders. Researchers from University of New york, USA examined the results of a 2007 telephone survey of American families that included 55,358 children under the age of 12 years, health news reported. […]

Smoke rises, tolerance falls: An entire sub-sector choked by burning garbage

ISLAMABAD:  A trigger-happy arsonist and a garbage dump can concoct a reeking blend. The residents of sector G-9/4, choked by smoke of burning refuse and rubbish for over a week, are bound to agree. A local, Dr Anwar Butt, said that someone set alight a garbage trolley on a nearby street, near Rohtas Road nullah […]

Smoke rises, tolerance falls: An entire sub-sector choked by burning garbage

ISLAMABAD:  A trigger-happy arsonist and a garbage dump can concoct a reeking blend. The residents of sector G-9/4, choked by smoke of burning refuse and rubbish for over a week, are bound to agree. A local, Dr Anwar Butt, said that someone set alight a garbage trolley on a nearby street, near Rohtas Road nullah […]

Public health: Plumes of smoke make ban look like a joke

  ISLAMABAD:  Violations of the anti-tobacco regulations are rampant in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. This is clearly reflected by the open distribution of promotional material by new restaurants listing sheesha’s availability in a bid to attract customers. Besides, this many shopkeepers are openly selling cigarette packs, mostly smuggled, which do not have […]

Clearing the smoke: Three-member team to probe RBISE arson

ISLAMABAD:  The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) formed a three-member committee on Friday to probe into the ransacking of the board’s office. The committee was formed after Punjab Education Minister Mian Mujtuba Shujaur Rehman and the education secretary held a meeting with the principals of government and private colleges at Government College […]

Clearing the smoke: Three-member team to probe RBISE arson

ISLAMABAD:  The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) formed a three-member committee on Friday to probe into the ransacking of the board’s office. The committee was formed after Punjab Education Minister Mian Mujtuba Shujaur Rehman and the education secretary held a meeting with the principals of government and private colleges at Government College […]

Clearing the smoke: Three-member team to probe RBISE arson

ISLAMABAD:  The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) formed a three-member committee on Friday to probe into the ransacking of the board’s office. The committee was formed after Punjab Education Minister Mian Mujtuba Shujaur Rehman and the education secretary held a meeting with the principals of government and private colleges at Government College […]

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