Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) is a statutory semi-autonomous department of
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...
under
Ministry of National Food Security and Research. Pakistan Tobacco Board oversees the promotion of the cultivation, manufacture and export of
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
and tobacco products in
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
.
Pakistan Tobacco Board
External links
Pakistan Tobacco Board
References
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Tobacco in Pakistan
Pakistan federal departments and agencies
Ministry of Commerce (Pakistan)