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-Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (PMPKL), an affiliate of [[Philip Morris International (PMI)]] and Pakistan Tobacco Company are very much engaged in different kinds of social activities such as working with the local NGOs to rehabilitate burn indury victims, fight against child labour, and plantation of saplings for reforestation. It also provides vocational training to women from low-income households, works on social inclusion for women with disabilities and sets up medical camps targeting vulnerable communities.<ref name=CSR>Pakistan Tobacco Board. [https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.ptb.gov.pk/ Contribution of PTC and PMPL in social Sector],undated, Accessed 2020</ref>
+Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (PMPKL), an affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) and Pakistan Tobacco Company are very much engaged in different kinds of social activities such as working with the local NGOs to rehabilitate burn indury victims, fight against child labour, and plantation of saplings for reforestation. It also provides vocational training to women from low-income households, works on social inclusion for women with disabilities and sets up medical camps targeting vulnerable communities.<ref name=CSR>Pakistan Tobacco Board. [https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.ptb.gov.pk/ Contribution of PTC and PMPL in social Sector],undated, Accessed 2020</ref>
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-There are two major  multinational  cigarette  companies  in Pakistan  controlling almost 96% of the legal market. Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC), a subsidiary of [[British American Tobacco (BAT)]], is one of the oldest tobacco companies in Pakistan and controls 66% of the legal market. [[Philip Morris International (PMI)]], via its subsidiary Philip Morris Pakistan Limited (PMPKL) controls around 30% of the legal market at present.<ref>Pakistan overview of tobacco use, tobacco control legislation and taxation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200218043259/http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/498131560807146415/pdf/Pakistan-Overview-of-Tobacco-Use-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-and-Taxation.pdf Cigarette production], June 15, 2019, accessed February 2020</ref>
+There are two major  multinational  cigarette  companies  in Pakistan  controlling almost 96% of the legal market. Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC), a subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT), is one of the oldest tobacco companies in Pakistan and controls 66% of the legal market. Philip Morris International (PMI), via its subsidiary Philip Morris Pakistan Limited (PMPKL) controls around 30% of the legal market at present.<ref>Pakistan overview of tobacco use, tobacco control legislation and taxation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200218043259/http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/498131560807146415/pdf/Pakistan-Overview-of-Tobacco-Use-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-and-Taxation.pdf Cigarette production], June 15, 2019, accessed February 2020</ref>
 There are some other local industries operating in Pakistan, but their market share is not significant. Some of these other tobacco companies are:

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 *Khyber Tobacco Company
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-According to a recent study done in 2018 by Fikar-e-Farda Welfare Organization (FFO), 15.9 out of 100 cigarettes smoked are from the illicit trade in Islamabad. Out of this, 10.7% cigarettes were smuggled and 5.2% were low priced or not duty-paid.<ref name=FFO>The Express Tribune. [https://web.archive.org/save/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1967331/1-around-16-cigarettes-smoked-capital-illicit/ Around 16% of all cigarettes smoked in capital are illicit],TRIBUNE, May 7, 2019,Accessed February 2020</ref>
+According to a [http://archive.tobaccounmasked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Final-FFO-Report-on-Illicit-Trade-of-Cigarette-in-Islamanad.pdf recent study] done in 2018 by Fikar-e-Farda Welfare Organization (FFO), 15.9 out of 100 cigarettes smoked are from the illicit trade in Islamabad. Out of this, 10.7% cigarettes were smuggled and 5.2% were low priced or not duty-paid (Image 2).<ref>The Express Tribune. [https://web.archive.org/save/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1967331/1-around-16-cigarettes-smoked-capital-illicit/ Around 16% of all cigarettes smoked in capital are illicit],TRIBUNE, May 7, 2019,Accessed February 2020</ref><ref name=FFO> Fikar-e-Farda Welfare Organization (FFO). [http://archive.tobaccounmasked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Final-FFO-Report-on-Illicit-Trade-of-Cigarette-in-Islamanad.pdf The Burden of Illicit Trade of Cigarettes in Islamabad], April 2019, archived February 2020</ref>
 ==Role of Tobacco Industry in the Economy==

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	The modern Pakistan was established in 1947 after partitioning of India under the British rule. Presently, Pakistan is comprised of four provinces (Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [KPK; previously known as the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP)], one federal territory (Islamabad Capital Territory) and two autonomous territories (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan).<ref name = PBS/> Majority (96.28%) living in Pakistan are Muslims.<ref> Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. [http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20BY%20RELIGION.pdf Population by Religion], 2020, accessed February 2020</ref> It is considered a ‘young nation’, with a mean age of 23.4 in 2016. As of 2017, life expectancy at birth is 68 years for females and 67 years for males.<ref> World Bank. [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN?locations=CN-IN-PK Life Expectancy at Birth], 2019, accessed February 2020</ref> The government of Pakistan provides free primary and secondary education, but the mean years of schooling for children is as low as 5.2 years. The literacy rates have improved over time to be 72.5% in males and 51.8% in females by 2018.<ref> A Rehmana, L Jingdonga, I Hussainb. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405883116300247 The province-wise literacy rate in Pakistan and its impact on the economy], Pacific Science Review B: Humanities and Social Sciences, November 2015 1(3)p140-144, accessed February 2020</ref><ref> Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. [http://www.finance.gov.pk/survey/chapters_19/10-Education.pdf Pakistan Economic Survey 2018 – 2019], 2020, accessed February 2020</ref><ref name = UNDP> United Nations Development Programme. [http://hdr.undp.org/sites/all/themes/hdr_theme/country-notes/PAK.pdf Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century: Briefing note for countries on the 2019 Human Development Report, Pakistan], Human Development Report, 2020, accessed February 2020</ref>		The modern Pakistan was established in 1947 after partitioning of India under the British rule. Presently, Pakistan is comprised of four provinces (Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [KPK; previously known as the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP)], one federal territory (Islamabad Capital Territory) and two autonomous territories (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan).<ref name = PBS/> Majority (96.28%) living in Pakistan are Muslims.<ref> Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. [http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20BY%20RELIGION.pdf Population by Religion], 2020, accessed February 2020</ref> It is considered a ‘young nation’, with a mean age of 23.4 in 2016. As of 2017, life expectancy at birth is 68 years for females and 67 years for males.<ref> World Bank. [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN?locations=CN-IN-PK Life Expectancy at Birth], 2019, accessed February 2020</ref> The government of Pakistan provides free primary and secondary education, but the mean years of schooling for children is as low as 5.2 years. The literacy rates have improved over time to be 72.5% in males and 51.8% in females by 2018.<ref> A Rehmana, L Jingdonga, I Hussainb. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405883116300247 The province-wise literacy rate in Pakistan and its impact on the economy], Pacific Science Review B: Humanities and Social Sciences, November 2015 1(3)p140-144, accessed February 2020</ref><ref> Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. [http://www.finance.gov.pk/survey/chapters_19/10-Education.pdf Pakistan Economic Survey 2018 – 2019], 2020, accessed February 2020</ref><ref name = UNDP> United Nations Development Programme. [http://hdr.undp.org/sites/all/themes/hdr_theme/country-notes/PAK.pdf Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century: Briefing note for countries on the 2019 Human Development Report, Pakistan], Human Development Report, 2020, accessed February 2020</ref>
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	Pakistan has the second-largest economy in the South Asia region, with a GDP growth of 5.8% in 2018.<ref> The World Bank. [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?locations=PK GDP Growth (Annual %) Pakistan], 2019, accessed February 2020</ref> The structure of the economy of Pakistan has changed from a mainly agriculture to a strong service base. At present, services contribute to 58.8% of the GDP, while the same for agriculture and industry are 20.9% and 20.3% respectively.<ref> Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. [http://www.finance.gov.pk/survey/chapters_13/12-Population.pdf Pakistan Economic Survey 2012 - 2013], 2014, accessed February 2020</ref><ref> Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. [http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//Pakistan%20Statistical%20Year%20Book%2C%202018.pdf Statistical Year Book 2018], 2019, accessed February 2020</ref>		Pakistan has the second-largest economy in the South Asia region, with a GDP growth of 5.8% in 2018.<ref> The World Bank. [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?locations=PK GDP Growth (Annual %) Pakistan], 2019, accessed February 2020</ref> The structure of the economy of Pakistan has changed from a mainly agriculture to a strong service base. At present, services contribute to 58.8% of the GDP, while the same for agriculture and industry are 20.9% and 20.3% respectively.<ref> Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. [http://www.finance.gov.pk/survey/chapters_13/12-Population.pdf Pakistan Economic Survey 2012 - 2013], 2014, accessed February 2020</ref><ref> Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. [http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//Pakistan%20Statistical%20Year%20Book%2C%202018.pdf Statistical Year Book 2018], 2019, accessed February 2020</ref>