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Pakistan ignored proposed tobacco health warnings after foreign lobbying

ISLAMABAD, MAY 30 (DNA) – Philip Morris International Inc and British American Tobacco Plc lobbied Pakistan’s government to not implement bigger health warnings on cigarette packs, in what officials say was part of an industry-wide campaign that successfully persuaded Islamabad to water down a proposal designed to save lives. In Pakistan, where the government estimates tobacco kills more than 100,000 people a year, Philip Morris launched a lobbying campaign that included letters to and a meeting with the country’s prime minister on blocking larger health warnings and controlling illicit tradeRead More