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‘Tobacco sector data misleading’
January 22, 2021
KARACHI: Misreporting of facts regarding tobacco sector is misleading policymakers and encouraging illicit trade of cigarettes in Pakistan, a media advocacy official said on Thursday.
“Instead of raising public awareness to curb the smoking trend, few organizations are presenting misleading statistics to the government and policy makers,” said Amna Saleen, a representative of Stop Illegal Trade (SIT) Pakistan, in a statement.
“Surprisingly, well known platforms for economic research and government consulting are being used in this campaign.”
Amna Saleem said according to figures released by various international research institutes on illicit sale of cigarettes in Pakistan the position was around 30 percent to 40 percent. “However, on the contrary, various local bodies are presenting separate statistics on the legal and illegal sale of cigarettes in Pakistan, which is diverting the attention of policy makers from
For a new Radio 4 chat show next year
Meera Syal is to revive her alter-ego Granny Kumar for a new Radio 4 series.
The comedian will front an all-female chat show as the pensioner, starting in February. In each show Syal’s creation will be joined by with her great-granddaughter Maya (Ambreen Razia) and ’frenemy’ Geeta (Harvey Virdi).
Guests lined up for Gossip And Goddesses with Granny Kumar include Samira Ahmed, actress Thandie Newton, musician Beverley Knight, and space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
Granny Kumar made her debut as part of The Kumars at Number 42 on BBC Two in 2001. The format which involved guests arriving at a fiction British-Indian family home, ran for six series on the BBC, moving to BBC One in 2005. It was then revived for a single series by Sky One in 2013.