Pubdate: Thu, 01 May 2014
Source: Nation, The (Pakistan)
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EFFORTS STRESSED TO END DRUG ADDICTION

HAFIZABAD-The district administration has stressed the need for 
preparing a comprehensive and integrated plan by the government 
departments, NGOs and parents to eliminate the menace of drugs and 
drug addiction which has ruined most of the families.

While addressing the meeting of District Anti-Narcotics Committee, he 
stressed that drug peddlers deserved zero leniency but drug addicts 
deserved wholehearted sympathies so that they could be rehabilitated 
and make them useful citizens.

The meeting was also addressed by DO (Cord) Allah Ditta Warraich, EDO 
(Education) Mehr Muhammad Ashraf Harl, DO (Excise & Taxation) Naeem 
Ahmad, District Officer (Health) Dr Mumtaz Ahmad, DO (Social Welfare) 
Muhammad Nawaz Gohar, DO (Sports) Majid Hussain, Assistant Director 
Atif Imdad Tarar.

On the occasion, speakers stressed the need for the promotion of 
sports and other healthy activities to pursue addicts to give up 
addiction. They also urged heads of educational institutions to 
create awareness among students regarding the ill-effects of smoking 
and drug addiction. They also called upon Ulema to give lectures 
during Friday congregations regarding the menace to save the younger 
generation from going astray.

Meanwhile, DPO Muhammad Zubair Dareshak said that the District Police 
had launched a vigorous crackdown on the drug peddlers since January 
and had arrested 171 drug peddlers with 16 kg of heroin, 10 kg of 
charas, 9 kg of opium and 2,632 bottles of liquor.
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