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A colossal 40% of children in Pakistan are either overweight or obese, mainly due to a sedentary lifestyle, excessive screen time, and an unhealthy diet
‘Smokers spend 10% of average monthly income on cigarettes in Pakistan’
By Hamid Khan Wazir
MALAM JABBA, Pakistan: In what could be dubbed an alarming situation, as smokers in Pakistan spend 10% of their average monthly income on cigarettes due to which they are left with less money to busy other essential communities essential for a healthy life.
This was stated by the Country Head Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) Malik Imran Ahmad while speaking at a two-day session on “Saving Youth from Tobacco Hazards through Sustainable Measures in Pakistan” organized by the Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) in Malam Jabba.