A consultative meeting was convened on June 30, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), with representatives of tobacco companies to discuss the smooth conduct of operations during the 2025 tobacco purchase season

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25th February 2026

Mr. Fakhruddin, Secretary of PTB, formally received and welcomed the newly appointed Chairman of PTB, Mr. Muhammad Shahid Hussain, at the PTB Head Office, Peshawar on 25-02-2026.

29th December 2025

The Chairman, PTB, held discussions with stakeholders at PTB on 19 December 2025 regarding the requirements for the 2026 tobacco crop and the reopening of the PTC Chamla purchase point.

9th December 2025

Mr. Fakhruddin, Secretary, PTB, is presiding over the meeting of the Committee on Cost of Production for the Tobacco Crop 2025 on 08 December 2025 at the PTB Head Office, Peshawar.

5th December 2025

Mr. Musaddiq Ahmed Khan Tahirkheli, Chairman PTB, chaired a meeting with members of the Kissan Board on 05-12-2025 to discuss matters related to the upcoming COP and issues faced by growers.

17th October 2025

Mr. Musaddiq Ahmed Khan Thirkheli, Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board, presided over a meeting held on October 17, 2025, to discuss the quantity of tobacco for contract agreements between tobacco purchasers and farmers.

7th October 2025

Mr. Musaddiq Ahmed Khan Tahirkheli, Chairman of the PTB, is chairing a meeting with growers and companies to discuss issues related to tobacco on 03 October, 2025

1st September 2025

Mr. Amir Mohyuddin, Federal Secretary, MNFS&R, visited the Pakistan Tobacco Board on 30th August 2025 to chair a meeting with representatives of tobacco companies concerning the issues faced by stakeholders during the current marketing season 2025

20th August 2025

Final Notice to tobacco crop buyers

19th August 2025

Announcement to Growers for the 2024–2025 Tobacco Crop

11th August 2025

Mr. Mussadiq Ahmed Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), held a meeting with tobacco growers and their associations on August 8, 2025, to discuss and address the current market situation.

7th August 2025

Notice for 2025-26 tobacco crop buyers

23rd July 2025

Pursuant to the recommendations of the Standing Committee on NFS&R of the National Assembly, a meeting has been scheduled for 22 July 2025 to discuss the allocation of Tobacco Cess funds under the CSR framework, aimed at the welfare of tobacco growers

23rd July 2025

A consultative meeting was convened on June 30, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), with representatives of tobacco companies to discuss the smooth conduct of operations during the 2025 tobacco purchase season

24th February 2025

Mr. Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry, Federal Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security & Research, Islamabad presiding a high level meeting with all stakeholders of tobacco sector in the PTB Head Office, Peshawar on 19.02.2025

26th December 2024

Requirements by companies, dealers and agents for 2025 tobacco crop

20th February 2024

Mr. Muhammad Ali Shahzada, chairman Pakistan Tobacco Board with heads of Pakistan Tobacco Company in a meeting to discuss export of tobacco on 16-02-2024

7th December 2023

Mr. Muhammad Ayaz chairs the 166th Board meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board at PTB Head Office on 6th December, 2023

7th December 2023

166th Board meeting of Pakistan Tobacco board at PTB Head Office Peshawar on 6th December, 2023

19th October 2023

Meeting of Special Committee on cost of production for tobacco crop 2023 on 18-10-2023

20th July 2023

PTB's Board of Directors meeting on July 20, 2023

20th July 2023

165th Board of Directors meeting of PTB under the chairmanship of Haji Rustam Khan sahib in PTB Head Office, on 20th-07-2023

21st June 2023

164th BODs meeting of PTB held on 20-06-2023

11th April 2023

163rd Board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board held on April 06, 2023

3rd April 2023

163rd meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board

10th January 2023

Meeting of research coordination committee on 29-12-2022

16th December 2022

Announcement of requirements for 2023 tobacco crop

13th October 2022

Meeting of Special Committee on cost of production on 12-10-2022

16th September 2022

PTB and exporters meeting on 15-09-2022 to enhance tobacco export

15th September 2022

Departmental Working Party of PTB meeting on 14-09-2022 for consideration and revision of PC-1 for TRSS Pishin

19th July 2022

Meeting of the Finance Committee for investment of Board's fund on July 19, 2022

7th July 2022

PTB 162nd Board of Directors meeting for passage of budget for 2022-23 on July 07, 2022

24th June 2022

Dates announced for commencement of tobacco marketing season for 2021-22 crop year

23rd June 2022

PTB BoDs' Finance Committee pre budget meeting on June 23, 2022

23rd April 2022

Board of Directors of Pakistan Tobacco Board discussing agenda items during 161th BoD meeting on 20-04-2022

23rd April 2022

161th Board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board held on April 20, 2022

5th April 2022

Minimum Indicative Prices (MIP) for 2022 tobacco crop

5th April 2022

Ex-Board of Directors of Pakistan Tobacco Board re-constituted on January 24, 2022

15th December 2021

Notice to growers to execute agreement than sow tobacco

25th October 2021

Announcement for companies and dealers to submit requirements for 2022 tobacco crop

25th October 2021

Public Notice to growers not to sow 2022 tobacco crop without execution of agreement with a company

8th September 2021

Handing over of working document to chairman of PTB regarding use of GIS technology for tobacco crop estimation on 30th August, 2021

5th July 2021

PTB Scholarship for Post Graduate Students in Tobacco Research

28th May 2021

A consultative meeting was convened on June 30, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), with representatives of tobacco companies to discuss the smooth conduct of operations during the 2025 tobacco purchase season

Mr. Fakhruddin, Secretary of PTB, formally received and welcomed the newly appointed Chairman of PTB, Mr. Muhammad Shahid Hussain, at the PTB Head Office, Peshawar on 25-02-2026.

The Chairman, PTB, held discussions with stakeholders at PTB on 19 December 2025 regarding the requirements for the 2026 tobacco crop and the reopening of the PTC Chamla purchase point.

Mr. Fakhruddin, Secretary, PTB, is presiding over the meeting of the Committee on Cost of Production for the Tobacco Crop 2025 on 08 December 2025 at the PTB Head Office, Peshawar.

Mr. Musaddiq Ahmed Khan Tahirkheli, Chairman PTB, chaired a meeting with members of the Kissan Board on 05-12-2025 to discuss matters related to the upcoming COP and issues faced by growers.

Mr. Musaddiq Ahmed Khan Thirkheli, Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board, presided over a meeting held on October 17, 2025, to discuss the quantity of tobacco for contract agreements between tobacco purchasers and farmers.

Mr. Musaddiq Ahmed Khan Tahirkheli, Chairman of the PTB, is chairing a meeting with growers and companies to discuss issues related to tobacco on 03 October, 2025

Mr. Amir Mohyuddin, Federal Secretary, MNFS&R, visited the Pakistan Tobacco Board on 30th August 2025 to chair a meeting with representatives of tobacco companies concerning the issues faced by stakeholders during the current marketing season 2025

Final Notice to tobacco crop buyers

Announcement to Growers for the 2024–2025 Tobacco Crop

Mr. Mussadiq Ahmed Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), held a meeting with tobacco growers and their associations on August 8, 2025, to discuss and address the current market situation.

Notice for 2025-26 tobacco crop buyers

Pursuant to the recommendations of the Standing Committee on NFS&R of the National Assembly, a meeting has been scheduled for 22 July 2025 to discuss the allocation of Tobacco Cess funds under the CSR framework, aimed at the welfare of tobacco growers

A consultative meeting was convened on June 30, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), with representatives of tobacco companies to discuss the smooth conduct of operations during the 2025 tobacco purchase season

Mr. Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry, Federal Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security & Research, Islamabad presiding a high level meeting with all stakeholders of tobacco sector in the PTB Head Office, Peshawar on 19.02.2025

Requirements by companies, dealers and agents for 2025 tobacco crop

Mr. Muhammad Ali Shahzada, chairman Pakistan Tobacco Board with heads of Pakistan Tobacco Company in a meeting to discuss export of tobacco on 16-02-2024

Mr. Muhammad Ayaz chairs the 166th Board meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board at PTB Head Office on 6th December, 2023

166th Board meeting of Pakistan Tobacco board at PTB Head Office Peshawar on 6th December, 2023

Meeting of Special Committee on cost of production for tobacco crop 2023 on 18-10-2023

PTB's Board of Directors meeting on July 20, 2023

165th Board of Directors meeting of PTB under the chairmanship of Haji Rustam Khan sahib in PTB Head Office, on 20th-07-2023

164th BODs meeting of PTB held on 20-06-2023

163rd Board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board held on April 06, 2023

163rd meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board

Meeting of research coordination committee on 29-12-2022

Announcement of requirements for 2023 tobacco crop

Meeting of Special Committee on cost of production on 12-10-2022

PTB and exporters meeting on 15-09-2022 to enhance tobacco export

Departmental Working Party of PTB meeting on 14-09-2022 for consideration and revision of PC-1 for TRSS Pishin

Meeting of the Finance Committee for investment of Board's fund on July 19, 2022

PTB 162nd Board of Directors meeting for passage of budget for 2022-23 on July 07, 2022

Dates announced for commencement of tobacco marketing season for 2021-22 crop year

PTB BoDs' Finance Committee pre budget meeting on June 23, 2022

Board of Directors of Pakistan Tobacco Board discussing agenda items during 161th BoD meeting on 20-04-2022

161th Board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Tobacco Board held on April 20, 2022

Minimum Indicative Prices (MIP) for 2022 tobacco crop

Ex-Board of Directors of Pakistan Tobacco Board re-constituted on January 24, 2022

Notice to growers to execute agreement than sow tobacco

Announcement for companies and dealers to submit requirements for 2022 tobacco crop

Public Notice to growers not to sow 2022 tobacco crop without execution of agreement with a company

Handing over of working document to chairman of PTB regarding use of GIS technology for tobacco crop estimation on 30th August, 2021

PTB Scholarship for Post Graduate Students in Tobacco Research

Research Coordination Committee of PTB

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