Pakistan has already taken the first step by limiting industrial trans fats in the food supply through a binding nationwide regulation.
Now it's time for the final decisive step: a complete ban on Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs)โthe primary source of industrial trans fats.
Members of the National Assembly endorsed evidence-based policy recommendations aimed at reducing the growing burden of NCDs in Pakistan during a Sensitization Session with Parliamentarians organized by PANAH.
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Members of the National Assembly endorsed evidence based policy recommendations aimed at reducing the growing burden of NCDs in Pakistan during a Sensitization Session with Parliamentarians organize by PANAH #Budget2026_27#TaxSweetenedBeverags
Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) Organized A Media Engagement Workshop Reducing Diseases Burden Through Fiscal . Policies in Pakistan, At Islamabad Hotel 17th June ,2026
Col.(Retd) Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Mirza ,Executive Vice President (PANAH) , urged the Government of Pakistan to increase Federal Excise Duty (FED) on sweetened beverages, juices, and packaged fruit juices.
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Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rizwan Alam, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, urged the Government of Pakistan to increase taxes on sweetened beverages, juices, and packaged fruit juices to help protect children, youth, and the wider population from obesity, diabetes, kidney disease.
Nadia Asif (President), Sajal Mir (Vice President), and Madeeha Waheed Executive member of PANAH Youth Club call on the Government of Pakistan to increase Federal Excise Duty (FED) on all sweetened beverages, packaged juices Including fruit juices in Budget 2026-27.
Pakistan has one of the world's highest diabetes rates. It's time to act now. Increase Federal Excise Duty on all Sweetened Beverages & Juices to save lives. Support evidence-based policy in #Budget2026-27. #TaxSweetenedBeverags
Musfira Zahir, Joint Secretary, PANAH Youth Club, MNS Agriculture University Multan, urged the Government of Pakistan to increase Federal Excise Duty on all Sweetened Beverages & Packaged juices to save lives. Healthy youth build a healthy nation. Support evidence-based policy.
Awais Sarwar, Ambassador of PANAH Youth Club at The University of Haripur, urged the Government of Pakistan to increase taxes on sweetened beverages, juices, and packaged fruit juices in Budget 2026โ27 to help protect children and youth from obesity, diabetes, and other NCD's.
Sqn. Ldr. Ghulam Abbas (Retd), Secretary Information & Publications, Pakistan Kidney Patients Association (PKPA), urged the Government of Pakistan to increase taxes on sweetened beverages, juices, and packaged fruit juices. #TaxSweetenedBeverages#TaxJuicesForHealth
Increasing 50 % excise tax on Sweetened beverages in pakistan will decrease per capita consumption to 5.2 liter and lead to economic value of health impact USD 7 million, and increase in the tax revenue of USD 51 million. (World bank 2022).
#Budget2026-27. #TaxSweetenedBeverags
Dania Jafri, General Secretary of the PANAH Youth Club at Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Multan, urged the Government of Pakistan to increase taxes on sweetened beverages, juices, and packaged fruit juices to protect children and youth from obesity, diabetes.
Pakistan has one of the world's highest diabetes rates. It's time to act now. Increase Federal Excise Duty on all Sweetened Beverages & Packaged Juices to save lives. Support evidence-based policy in #Budget2026-27. #TaxSweetenedBeverags#HealthyPakistan#ObesityPrevention