Pakistan, Jan. 11 -- Despite losing 8 million people to smoking every year from around the world, the worldwide prevalence of smoking is more or less the same. In 2016, it was estimated that over 23.9 million adults in Pakistan were indulging in the habit of smoking while in 2018 the mortality rate attributable to cigarette smoking stood at around 160,100 in the country. Being a member of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control since 2005, Pakistan has repeatedly initiated campaigns that stress on diminishing smoking, in line with the strategies proposed by the WHO. In addition to this, a separate entity, the Tobacco Control Cell, has also been established that works to strengthen and ensure tobacco control efforts in Pakistan. In...