Editing Hookah (section)

====Pakistan====
Although it has been traditionally prevalent in rural areas for generations,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Full text &#124; Hookah smoking and cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in exclusive/ever hookah smokers |journal=Harm Reduction Journal |volume=5 |pages=19 |doi=10.1186/1477-7517-5-19 |pmid=18501010 |pmc=2438352 |year=2008 |last1=Sajid |first1=Khan |last2=Chaouachi |first2=Kamal |last3=Mahmood |first3=Rubaida |doi-access=free }}</ref> smoking hookahs has become very popular in the cosmopolitan cities of Pakistan. One can see many cafés in Pakistan offering hookah smoking to its guests. Many households even have hookahs for smoking or decoration purposes.

In Punjab, Pakhtunkhwa, and in northern Balochistan, the topmost part on which coals are placed is called ''chillum''.

In big cities like Karachi and Lahore, cafes and restaurants offered Hookah and charged per hour. In 2013, it was banned by the Pakistan Supreme court. The cafe owners started offering shisha to minors, which was the major reason for the ban.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sheesha ban smoked|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/08/city/islamabad/sheesha-ban-smoked/|access-date=7 March 2015|work=[[The Pakistan Today]]|date=8 July 2013}}</ref>