Ashfaq Ahmad

Saving lives through fiscal policy
- By Ashfaq Ahmad
- June 4, 2025
AS Pakistan approaches its 2025–26 federal budget, increasing the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on tobacco products is not only a fiscal necessity but also a…

Gaza bleeds: Conscience on trial
- By Ashfaq Ahmad
- April 17, 2025
AS a Pakistani, my heart bleeds for Gaza. The horrors unfolding in the besieged land are not just distant headlines — they are wounds to…

Regulating Pak smokeless tobacco crisis
- By Ashfaq Ahmad
- October 8, 2024
PAKISTAN faces a critical public health crisis due to widespread smokeless tobacco (SLT) use. Despite being a party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco…

PM: Reject kiddie packs
- By Ashfaq Ahmad
- July 27, 2024
IN a significant move to safeguard public health, health advocates and organizations from 25 African countries have appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan…

Safeguarding youth from tobacco tactics World No Tobacco Day 2024
- By Ashfaq Ahmad
- May 31, 2024
WORLD No Tobacco Day (WNTD), initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1987, serves as an annual reminder of the pervasive and preventable health…

Emerging other tobacco products: Navigating the public health landscape
- By Ashfaq Ahmad
- March 21, 2024
IN recent years, the landscape of tobacco consumption has undergone a seismic shift with the rise of electronic and heated tobacco products, notably e-cigarettes and…