ISLAMABAD -- The citizens on Wednesday demanded the authorities concerned to impose complete ban on open sale of vape,
sheesha and electronic cigarettes to students and children in the federal capital.
ISLAMABAD -- The citizens on Sunday demanded of the authorities concerned to introduce new legislation to impose complete ban on open sale of vape,
sheesha and electronic cigarettes to students and children in the federal capital.
The July 12 decision of the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulation and Coordination to request the Ministry of National Health Services to relax ban on
sheesha smoking in Pakistan has evoked strong emotions on both sides of the debate.
A RULE that forced Bahrain's existing
sheesha cafes to be divided equally between smoking and non-smoking sections has been scrapped.
KARACHI -- Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Wednesday regretted over the statement of Chairperson, Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, in which he is advocating for no ban on use of
sheesha at restaurants.
Recommendation made by the Senate Standing on National Health Services the other day that
Sheesha smoking should be legalized has surprised and shocked many and one expects the government will not give any ears to it if it really feels and cares for the health of the public.
WITHIN the past decade or so, there have been sporadic efforts by the state to clamp down on
sheesha cafes.
ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad Capital Territory administration has sprung into action against the
sheesha centres in the city and sealed two facilities in Bahria Town, according to the officials.
KARACHI -- Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Tuesday expressed concern over the video which went viral on social media, in which Pakistani cricketers were spotted at a cafe, allegedly enjoying
Sheesha. PMA has been raising its voice for the awareness of the masses that use of tobacco in any form is hazardous for health, whereas
Sheesha is more dangerous than cigarette.
ISLAMABAD -- Instead of taking strict action against the
sheesha cafes in Islamabad, the city police is enjoying parties extended thrown by the owners of the illegal establishments who have also been accused of manhandling a journalist.
Rs202,000 during 2018 under a special campaign launched to curb sale and use of "
sheesha and huqqa" in Federal Capital.
Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has imposed a ban on import of flavoured/ non-flavoured
Sheesha (tobacco and tobacco free) related substance in compliance with the Cabinet decision.
sheesha - an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"