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The cost of revolving-door bureaucracy

EDITORIAL: The appointment of Pakistan’s seventh federal health secretary in 18 months should not be viewed as another routine bureaucratic reshuffle. It is symptomatic of a much larger problem: the state’s inability to provide its senior officials with the continuity needed to understand problems, formulate policy and see reforms…

Around 22.7m people use tobacco in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to prioritise science-based regulation of smoke-free alternatives as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce smoking-related harm. This was stated by senior Philip Morris International officials at a media briefing held here on Tuesday.

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