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ICMAB awards BATB

The ICMAB has awarded BATB for its good governance, accountability and transparent corporate culture in production sector. Honorable minister for Finance handed the award over to BATB MD. Such awards to tobacco producing companies in government level will encourage death-marketing which is entirely unwanted. The government is trying to prevent tobacco-related damages and deaths by implementing the tobacco control law and imposing higher tax on tobacco, and on the other part, is awarding tobacco companies with different excuses which is similar to inspire the death-marketing by state, and it bears the dual-policy of government on this issue. Public health is on top and the state is responsible to protect it. Remarkably, in past two years, the government has awarded BATB in six categories. So, such activities should be stopped considering public health.