Pledge Against Consumption of Tobacco

Let’s build a future where knowledge leads and health thrives, not addiction. Aniza Maryam from NDU urges students to speak up and stay active against toxic trends like smoking and vaping. It’s time to rise and shape a smoke-free Pakistan. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

MNA Farooq Sattar says public opinion is clear: impose higher taxes on cigarettes and nicotine products in Budget 2025–26. Use the revenue to fund children’s health, public welfare, and education. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Tobacco-related diseases continue to drain Pakistan’s economy. Stricter health warnings can help curb smoking and protect both lives and livelihoods. #TobaccoOff

Enhanced graphic warnings reveal the brutal truth about smoking, its deadly consequences can’t be ignored. These images raise awareness and protect lives. Stay alert, Stay safe. #TobaccoOff

Today at Chromatic, we raise our voice for every life lost to tobacco, for every parent taken too soon and every child who deserves a future free from addiction. Let Pakistan choose breath over smoke, healing over harm. 🇵🇰 Pakistan Zindabad. Life Zindabad. #WNTD2025Pakistan

Tobacco industry in Pakistan is undermining tax policy through stockpiling, misreporting illicit trade, and illegally downgrading brands—tactics exposed in the latest WHO-backed brief. Don’t fall for their narrative. Strong tobacco taxes work. @WHOPakistan #WNTD2025Pakistan

Tobacco use burdens our healthcare system and drains resources. MNA Nikhat Shakeel says higher taxes can cut smoking and fund education, health & youth welfare. Let’s invest in our future, not addiction. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Chromatic’s 4th Annual Social Media Conf. on Tobacco Control brought together 15+ experts & 60+ influencers for a powerful youth-led dialogue in 🇵🇰 From policy to personal stories, it was a call to action ahead of #WorldNoTobaccoDay. Together, we’re going for a healthier future.

MNA Mir Jamal Raisani says strong tobacco taxes are the need of the hour. Let’s reduce harm and redirect that revenue toward education for our children, a step toward a healthier, more educated Pakistan. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Nicotine addiction on full display: A Polish presidential candidate pops a nicotine pouch mid-debate, ignoring all decorum. This isn’t strength. It’s dependency. Don’t be a victim. #TobaccoControl

It’s time to shift the narrative, from smoke-filled trends to opportunity and education. Sadifa Shehzad from COMSATS says: Tax tobacco, invest in youth. Turn smoke into scholarships, addiction into innovation. Say no to smoke. Say yes to knowledge. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Protect Our Future; Tax to Prevent Smoking: By 2025-26, 490K more Pakistanis may start smoking. Strong, uniform tobacco taxes, and investing tax revenue in youth programs and quit support can change that. Don’t let our future go up in smoke. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Chromatic’s 4th Annual Social Media Conference brought together 60+ influencers & 15+ experts to spotlight tobacco threats, from vapes to pouches. With bold calls for policy, tax & digital reform, it wasn’t just an event—it’s a movement for a smoke-free Pakistan. #WNTD2025

Alishah Khalid from NDU Islamabad, highlights how smoking is harming youth and why higher tobacco taxes are urgently needed. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Walk into any university—vapes & flavored tobacco are everywhere. Khola Junaid from NDU urges higher taxes to make them unaffordable & use that revenue for classrooms, scholarships & student futures. Let’s invest in education, not addiction. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Health and Economy First: Make Tobacco Pay Back Tobacco harms both our workforce and economy. Higher taxes = less disease and more revenue. Invest in clean water, roads, and power—not addiction. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Modern tobacco products are spreading fast in schools & universities, harming our youth. Ufra Ashraf, student at NDU, says: The solution is simple—#IncreaseTobaccoTax to make them unaffordable & protect the next generation.

Chromatic held a tobacco control awareness session at SZABIST Islamabad. Experts warned of youth-targeted marketing, addiction risks & health harms. Students pledged peer support to fight nicotine use. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

Senator Shibli Faraz calls smoking a curse and supports higher taxes on tobacco products. He urges using the revenue for children’s welfare and to reduce tobacco use. #IncreaseTobaccoTax

In a conversation with Chromatic’s Young Tobacco Control Ambassador Mohsin Ur Rahman, social media activist Bilal Khan said: “Our message is clear—No, Not Now, Never. United voices can defeat tobacco addiction. Let’s lead youth toward health and purpose.” #IncreaseTobaccoTax