Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death. According to World Health Organization (WHO) report, tobacco use is currently responsible for the death of one in ten adults’ worldwide. Individuals who smoke cigarettes are 12 times more likely to die from lung cancer, two to four times more likely to develop coronary heart disease, twice as likely to have a stroke, and 10 times more likely to die from prolonged obstructive lung disease. In Pakistan, it is estimated that the frequency of tobacco smoking is 36% for males and 9% for females. Among young adults especially the university students in Pakistan, the frequency of smoking is 15% with the majority being male smokers. Approximately 1,200 children start smoking every day. This shows a huge impact not only in terms of economic costs but it is slowly depriving the country of a healthy workforce and increasing the burden of disease in the already overburdened health sector. The low prices of cigarettes and easy access for all ages amongst other factors have resulted in an increase in annual consumption from 292 cigarettes per capita in 1994 to 406 cigarettes per capita in 2007. Many ways have been suggested to reduce the use of cigarettes for all ages. One of the effective strategies recommended to reduce the use of cigarettes is to impose heavy taxes on cigarettes packs by government.