Source: The Nation (pk)
Date: 2010-06-12

Many public and private offices have no proper mechanism to check
violation of anti-tobacco laws affecting the health of
non-smokers. Citizens complain that management of majority of
offices have failed to implement tobacco control laws with
complete ban on smoking during office timings.

They say smokers openly use cigarettes in offices even in the
presence of other colleagues, which is clear violation of the
concerned laws. According to such laws all public and work places
have become smoke free, they add.

They demand that such smokers should not be allowed smoking or
using tobacco at their offices or public places. They say
complete implementation of law will help protect health of
non-smokers.

Muhammad Hamid, a government employee said, “I am a heart
patient and smoke is dangerous for my health but my colleagues
openly use cigarettes despite knowing my problem.”