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Lung cancer in Pakistan is caused directly by tobacco in 90% of cases. It claims lives of 100,000 people every year. [4]According to the study conducted by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on national treasury versus public health (2018–19), it was learned that there are above 23.9 million tobacco users in the country, out of which 125000 are dying every year because of ...
Tobacco industry in Pakistan is a major employment provider in farming, manufacturing, distribution, and retail in Pakistan. [1] Most of the agricultural cultivation is based in Charsadda District, Mardan District, Nowshera District, and Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [2] Tobacco is grown on 0.25 percent of irrigated land in Pakistan. As ...
Cannabis is widely used in Pakistan, and smoked as charas (hashish) or consumed as a drink as bhang. [12] According to a 2013 report 6.4 million people in Pakistan consume cannabis. [13] With the legalization of Cannabidiol (CBD), the country is looking ahead to export non-psychoactive hemp and other derivatives to international markets. [14]
Backwoods Smokes were released in the United States shortly after the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was enacted by President Richard Nixon on April 1, 1970. They were a part of a wide attempt by cigarette manufacturers at the time to circumvent the universal ban on cigarette advertising, which came about as both consumers and professionals became more aware of the harmful effects of ...
Over 5,355,658 adults and 4% of the youth in North Korea are believed to consume tobacco daily. [3] It is estimated by the World Lung Foundation and American Cancer Society's The Tobacco Atlas (2019 data) that 43.6% of men, 4.5% of women, nearly 2.4% of boys and 5.1% of girls (aged <15) are daily smokers, with the average smoker (data is likely skewed towards males due to the higher prevalence ...
As of the 2023 Census, there are two megacities, ten million-plus cities, in Pakistan. 128 cities having a population of 100,000 or more. Of these 128 cities, 81 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab , 23 in Sindh , 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , 8 in Balochistan , two in Azad Kashmir , and one is the Islamabad Capital ...
Pakistan International Airlines: PK PIA: PAKISTAN: 1946 Islamabad International Airport: 48 Full service Airblue: PA ABQ: Air Blue: 2004: Islamabad International Airport: 30 Full service Serene Air: ER SEP: Serene Air: 2017: Jinnah International Airport: 20 Full service Air Sial: PF SIF: Air Sial: 2020: Jinnah International Airport: 15 Full ...
The markhor, is the national animal of Pakistan The snow leopard is the national heritage animal of Pakistan. This list of the mammals of Pakistan shows the conservation status of the 173 mammal species occurring in Pakistan, of which 12 are critically endangered, 11 are endangered, 14 are vulnerable, and 10 are near threatened.