RAWALPINDI, (Parliament Times) : Students call tobacco products a poison on the occasion of ” World No Tobacco Day “, And appealed to the government to protect us from the harmful effects of tobacco products. They said that This is not our priority, we have to study and make Pakistan a bright future. Tobacco use is the first step towards addiction, we are travelers on the bright paths, but our fellow students due to lack of awareness start using tobacco products and move away from education.
Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) General Secretary and Director Operations Sanaullah Ghumman presided over a walk with students and teachers from different educational institutions on the occasion of ” World No Tobacco Day “, which was attended by hundreds of boys and girls. Teachers and staff members were also present.
Sanaullah Ghumman, General Secretary and Director Operations of Pakistan National Heart Association (Panah) said that Panah has been educating the people for 39 years about many deadly diseases including heart diseases and their causes. On World No Tobacco Day, I want to send a message to our young generation that tobacco is the first step towards addiction, it is not a necessity of life, but we are buying diseases by paying money, stop tobacco products from your life, so that you can all be part of healthy society.
He urged the government to increase the tax on tobacco products by 30% in accordance with the recommendations of the World Bank, so that we can keep children safe from tobacco use. This will be a win win situation for us, it will reduce the health burden and also significantly increase the revenue.
