Tobacco industry in Pakistan

Last updated

Tobacco industry in Pakistan is a major employment provider in farming, manufacturing, distribution, and retail in Pakistan. [1] Most of the agricultural cultivation is based in Charsadda District, Mardan District, Nowshera District, and Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [2]

Tobacco is grown on 0.25 percent of irrigated land in Pakistan. As of 2016, 34,000 hectares were under cultivation which fell from 43,000 hectares a few years ago. [3]

Around 60 percent of market share is held by Pakistan Tobacco Company and Philip Morris Pakistan. [4]

Listed companies

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mardan District</span> District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mardan District is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district is named after Mardan city, which is also the headquarters of the district. The district is famous for its agriculture industry and its archaeological sites, specifically of Takht-i-Bhai, Jamal Garhi and Sawal Dher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swabi</span> City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Swabi is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near the bank of the Indus River. It is the 73rd largest city of Pakistan and eighth largest in the province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Swabi is also a major city in the Mardan Division, where it is the second-largest city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swabi District</span> District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan

Swabi District is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within the Mardan District. 96% of the population speaks Pashto as their first language.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mardan Division</span> Division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mardan Division is one of the seven divisions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of two districts: Mardan and Swabi. The division borders Hazara Division, Malakand Division, and Peshawar Division. CNIC code of Mardan Division is 16.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shahram Khan Tarakai</span> Pakistani politician

Shahram Khan Tarakai is a Pakistani politician who was Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Local Government, Elections and Rural Development, in office from 29 August 2018 till 26 January 2020. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023.

Jehangira is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Manki (Urdu: مانکی is a town and Union Council of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located to the south of Swabi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saleem Khan</span> Union Council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Saleem Khan or Saleem Khan Khel is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The village is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south of Buner District at an altitude of 348 metres (1,142 ft).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pakistan Tobacco Company</span>

Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited is a Pakistani tobacco manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. It is headquartered in Islamabad, Pakistan and is the biggest cigarette maker in Pakistan. It has two factories which are located in Akora Khattak, and Jhelum.

Dagai is a village and Union Council of Tehsil Razzar and Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Gar Munara is a village located on the bank of the Indus River, in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, near the town of Marghuz. Thousands of visitors across Pakistan visit Gar Munara every year, especially in summer to enjoy the Indus River. It has a population of around 5,000. Most of the people are government workers or public servants. Many of them go abroad for work. The village's only bank, HBL, is located in the center of the village. The main crops are wheat, corn, sugarcane, and tobacco. Resorts in Gar Munara include Rahat Khan Bangla and Ameer Sher Khan Bangla. Gar Munara village is surrounded by several other villages: Dhok to its east, Moosa Banda to its west, and Marghuz to its north, with the Indus River to its south. The literacy rate is high in this area. There is one matriculation school for boys, and one for girls. There is also one primary school for boys and one for girls. A new college for girls.

Government Post Graduate College, Swabi is a postgraduate college in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The college currently offers programs for inter level in Arts and Science groups plus it also offers courses in 4 years BS degrees and 2 years master's degree courses in Political Science & Economics. History

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Punjab Province</span> Proposed province of Pakistan

South Punjab, also proposed as Bahawalpur-South Punjab, are the names for the proposals to create a new so called province in Pakistan, out of the southern regions of Punjab. The region comprises the Bahawalpur, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions. The proposed province would form about 52 percent of the total area and almost 40 percent of the population of the current Punjab province.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asad Qaiser</span> Pakistani politician (born 1969)

Asad Qaiser is a Pakistani politician. He is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, served from August 2018 to April 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as the 14th Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, from May 2013 to August 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Swabi</span> Public university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

University Of Swabi, is a public sector university situated in Anbar, Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

KhuduKhel or Khudu Khel is a tehsil and Totalai is its central town. Totalai is located near district Swabi in the northwestern region of the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Usman Khan Tarakai</span> Pakistani politician

Usman Khan Tarakai is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from the constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from NA-12 Swabi-I from 2008 to May 2018.

Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi or GKMCS is a public medical institution located in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The college is named after the 16th-century Pashtun revolutionary leader, Gaju Khan Baba.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdul Karim (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa politician)</span> Pakistani politician

Abdul Karim Khan Tordher is Pakistani politician hailing from Tordher, Swabi District. He is served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023 and Advisor to the Chief Minister on Industries. He belongs to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Philip Morris Pakistan, formerly known as Lakson Tobacco Company, is a Pakistani tobacco manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Philip Morris International. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The company is involved in the manufacturing and sale of cigarettes and tobacco products.

References

  1. Riaz, Ghulam Abbas, Nisma (February 12, 2023). "Pakistan's Cigarette Trade — A double-edged sword". Profit by Pakistan Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Khan, Muqaddam (August 8, 2019). "Swabi tobacco growers turn to vegetable farming". DAWN.COM.
  3. Khan, Mubarak Zeb (December 19, 2016). "Shrinking tobacco cultivation". DAWN.COM.
  4. Niazi, Abdullah (October 2, 2022). "Crop talk: Deadly product, cut-throat competition". Profit by Pakistan Today.
  5. Research, B. R. (November 2, 2023). "Khyber Tobacco Company". Brecorder.