Streets of Karachi - Stock-Fotografie

Karachi, Pakistan - October 25, 2017: A shop selling NASWAR over the footpath in the old city locality of Kharadar.Naswar is a mixture of sun-dried, sometimes only partially cured, powdered local tobacco, ash, oil, flavoring agents (cardamom, menthol), coloring agents (indigo or yellow) and lime or calcium carbonate, water and guar gum. Ammonium chloride is added as a preservative and to give it bite. It is usually sold in round or square plastic packets held with a rubber band to keep it from exposure to the air. The WHO found this smokeless form of tobacco has a minimum of 28 cancer-causing agents.