World No Tobacco Day

Published May 30, 2014
Visitors walk next to a sand sculpture made by Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on the eve of World No Tobacco Day, at a beach at Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. REUTERS
Visitors walk next to a sand sculpture made by Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on the eve of World No Tobacco Day, at a beach at Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. REUTERS
Pakistani anti-tobacco activists hold placards and carry puppets representing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Center), former president Asif Ali Zardari (Left) and opposition leader Imran Khan (Right) during a protest to mark World No Tobacco Day in Islamabad. AFP
Pakistani anti-tobacco activists hold placards and carry puppets representing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Center), former president Asif Ali Zardari (Left) and opposition leader Imran Khan (Right) during a protest to mark World No Tobacco Day in Islamabad. AFP
Pakistani anti-tobacco activists hold placards and carry puppets representing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Center), former president Asif Ali Zardari (Left) and opposition leader Imran Khan (Right) during a protest to mark World No Tobacco Day in Islamabad. AFP
Pakistani anti-tobacco activists hold placards and carry puppets representing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Center), former president Asif Ali Zardari (Left) and opposition leader Imran Khan (Right) during a protest to mark World No Tobacco Day in Islamabad. AFP
Pakistani anti-tobacco activists hold banners and light symbolic cigarettes made from paper on fire during a protest in Karachi. AFP
Pakistani anti-tobacco activists hold banners and light symbolic cigarettes made from paper on fire during a protest in Karachi. AFP
Pakistani residents smoke cigarettes as they ride a passenger bus in Karachi. AFP
Pakistani residents smoke cigarettes as they ride a passenger bus in Karachi. AFP
A Pakistani resident smokes a cigarette at a bus stop in Karachi. AFP
A Pakistani resident smokes a cigarette at a bus stop in Karachi. AFP
An Indian pedestrian smokes a cigarette on a street in Mumbai. AFP
An Indian pedestrian smokes a cigarette on a street in Mumbai. AFP
Indian men smoke cigarettes outside in Mumbai. AFP
Indian men smoke cigarettes outside in Mumbai. AFP
An Indian man smokes a cigarette at his raod-side stall in Mumbai. AFP
An Indian man smokes a cigarette at his raod-side stall in Mumbai. AFP
An Indian pedestrian smokes a cigarette on a street in Mumbai. AFP
An Indian pedestrian smokes a cigarette on a street in Mumbai. AFP
Indian pedestrians smoke cigarettes on a street in Mumbai. AFP
Indian pedestrians smoke cigarettes on a street in Mumbai. AFP
Indian schoolchildren make a human “No Smoking” sign during an awarness programme on the eve of World No Tobacco Day in Patiala. AFP
Indian schoolchildren make a human “No Smoking” sign during an awarness programme on the eve of World No Tobacco Day in Patiala. AFP

During a protest to mark World No Tobacco Day in Islamabad on May 30, 2014. The World Health organistan (WHO) and partners mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use.

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