Pakistan

Mystery: Another ‘drug addict’ found dead

At least five such cases have been reported this year so far

Our Correspondent April 02, 2017

only rs4 a year is allocated for each drug addict in the federal budget photo reuters

Only Rs4 a year is allocated for each drug addict in the federal budget. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: An 18-year-old youth was found dead on IJP Road near Sabzi Mandi on Saturday. Police said the deceased was identified as Mujahid Khan, a resident of Hangu, and seemed to have died of drug over dose. A police said that the deceased looked like a drug addict, but nothing could be said definitely until the autopsy report comes. It is worth noting that several bodies have been found in the recent months, however, police declared them as drug addicts. At least five such cases have been reported this year so far.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 2^nd, 2017.

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