A policy dialogue was conducted between the MNAs hailing from various provinces on 23rd October 2024. The MNAs discussed in length the lacunas in the existing laws vis-à-vis tobacco control and deliberated upon various options for amendments. Taking benefit from the presence of the deputy speaker of the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the parliamentarians discuss various venues of regulation on new emerging products at the provincial level.

The MNAs of the Women Parliamentary Caucus agreed to form an ‘Anti-tobacco Group’ for coordination and concentrate on issues related to tobacco taxation and control.