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Tobacco Industry Activities in Pakistan
WHO-EM/TFI/055/E

Tobacco industry activities in Pakistan
1992–2002

WHO-EM/TFI/055/E

Tobacco industry activities in Pakistan 1992–2002

WHO Library Cataloguing in Publication Data World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Tobacco industry activities in Pakistan 1992 – 2002 / World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean p. WHO-EM/TFI/055/E 1. Tobacco Industry - Pakistan 2. Tobacco – economics 3. Smoking - prevention and control I. Title II. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (NLM Classification: HD 9130)

This publication is the product of contributions by several individuals. The publication was written, and revised, by Joshua Yang, California State University Fullerton. The draft was reviewed by Farrukh Qureshi and Fatima El Awa, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Financial support for this publication was provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

© World Health Organization 2010
All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being



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