ISLAMABAD: The Federal government on Monday launched a campaign to make Islamabad a smoke free city. In the first phase, Shakarparian and Pakistan Monument have been declared smoke free areas. Speaking to journalists on the occasion, Minister for National Health Services Aamer Mehmood Kiani said the smoke-free campaign has been launched with a view to make Islamabad a model city not only for Pakistan but also the region and the world. He said there is the law which prohibits smoking at public places but this was never implemented. Kiani said that the smoking will now be banned at all the public places including the premises of National Assembly and the Senate.

Source: Pakistan Today April 15, 2019 07:07 UTC