28-08-2024
Islamabad Strengthen the Role of Parliamentarians for Reduction of Tobacco in Pakistan
Aurat Foundation gave a Presentation regarding to the Women's Parliamentary Caucus regarding
"Strengthen the Role of Parliamentarians for Reduction of Tobacco Usage in Pakistan"
AF gave the presentation to the members of the WPC at the Third General Assembly Meeting of the WPC on 28th, August 2024 at the Parliament House in Islamabad.
The presentation was presented by Syed Safdar Raza, Mumtaz Mughal, Mehak Fatima Jafry (AF), Dr. Khalil Ahmed (SPARC), and Arooj Rajput (HDF). WPC agreed to work on 4 key areas which are:
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- New law required to Ban Novel Products
- Amendments required in the existing federal laws
- Increase tax on both tobacco and relevant products
- Increase graphic health warning to 75%
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