The Government of Pakistan needs to:

 

• Establish permanent, coordinated tobacco-control units to ensure consistent enforcement.
• Adopt a holistic national tobacco-control strategy integrating health, agriculture, and economic considerations.
• Increase tobacco taxes through a predictable, multi-year roadmap developed before the budget cycle.
• Strengthen controls on accessibility by restricting sales near educational institutions and regulating youth-focused digital content.
• Introduce plain packaging, stronger health warnings, and strict regulation of emerging products such as e-cigarettes.
• Expand community-level awareness and harm-reduction campaigns through coordinated government-civil society-media communication.
• Build the capacity of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to ensure fair and equitable implementation across socioeconomic groups.
• Conduct a national level survey to generate updated data for evidence-based regulation and targeted interventions.