Pakistan Health Policy Forum

Mr Zia Banday On 18th May 2004, Pakistan signed Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), which was ratified by the government on 3rd November 2004. FCTC is first of its kind multilateral treaty initiated by World Health Organization (WHO), after years of evidence-backed advocacy. It is meant for comprehensive tobacco control regime on global level. […]

Ihtiram Khattak, Fatima Mahmood, Saba Amjad Introduction Child labour is defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and mental development. (ILO, 2012). One of the most alarming sectors is the tobacco industry, where child labor is still an unfortunate reality. Tobacco […]