Problem of Smoking in Karachi

INTRODUCTION
In Karachi there are an estimated eight million smokers at present. If each smoker spends just Rs. 20 per day Rs. 16 million are wasted in smoking cigarettes. In addition people on the treatment of smoking related diseases every year spend several billion rupees. Thus, the economics loss to the city of Karachi as a result of tobacco use is huge.
Experience from the western world has shown that controlling tobacco consumption in a country actually saves money. The city government of Karachi, unlike other governments in the country has so far not taken any concrete step toward t…