Smoking, Vaping and Nicotine Pouches Banned in Pakistani Universities

Vice chancellors, rectors, and heads of higher education institutions have signed a charter to create university campuses throughout Pakistan free from tobacco, smoking, vaping, and recreational nicotine products.

Key points

• The session brought together university leaders from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to discuss key challenges facing the higher education sector.
• Under the charter, participating universities have committed to achieving 100% tobacco and recreational nicotine-free campuses.
• Raheel Qamar highlighted the responsibility of university leaders in addressing social and technological challenges.
• Universities will gradually eliminate the employ of these products while introducing student-led awareness campaigns, research initiatives, monitoring systems, and annual progress assessments.
• The session concluded with an agreement to strengthen cooperation among universities and work together on evidence-based policies and higher education reforms.

Notably, the Charter for Tobacco and Nicotine-Free Campuses was adopted during the fifth monthly session of the Vice Chancellors and Rectors Forum, hosted by COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) at its Islamabad campus.

For context, the session brought together university leaders from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to discuss key challenges facing the higher education sector. CM Punjab Approves Expansion of PHA Network.

Under the charter, participating universities have committed to achieving 100% tobacco and recreational nicotine-free campuses. The initiative covers cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vaping devices, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches.

In practice, the forum additionally agreed to send a joint letter, along with the signed charter, to the Prime Minister through the Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), seeking nationwide policy measures.

Speaking at the session, COMSATS University Rector Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar highlighted the responsibility of university leaders in addressing social and technological challenges.

He additionally discussed the impact of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, including quantum computing, on scientific research and the future of higher education. RDA Orders Resolution of Problems in 6 Private Housing Schemes. The participants additionally discussed academic, regulatory, and financial challenges facing universities.

Representatives from a number of institutions attended the gathering, including Air University, Bahria University, FAST-National University, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Federal Urdu University, Health Services Academy, HITEC University, National Skills University, NUTECH, PIEAS, and Virtual University of Pakistan.

Authorities from Alhamd Islamic University, Northern University, City University Islamabad/Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Iqra University, PAF-IAST, Preston University, SZABIST University, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and IUCPSS Pakistan additionally participated.

Meanwhile, the session concluded with an agreement to strengthen cooperation among universities and work together on evidence-based policies and higher education reforms. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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