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Experts call for regulated tobacco harm reduction framework
KARACHI: With tobacco use continuing to claim an estimated 164,000 lives annually in Pakistan, health and policy experts have called for urgent action to strengthen the country’s tobacco control strategy by introducing a regulated, evidence-based framework for Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR). While Pakistan has recorded a 15.7 percent decline in tobacco consumption between 2014 and 2024, experts caution that the pace of decline remains inadequate against the scale of tobacco-related mortality. They stressed that alongside prevention and cessation efforts, adult smokers who are unable to quit shou...
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