Drug addicts have no future, says ANF commander
Claims Pakistan is now poppy-free country due to efforts of security agencies
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LAHORE:
Drug addicts have no future and it is our collective responsibility to eradicate the menace of narcotics from society, said Commander Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab Brigadier Khalid Mahmood Goraya.
He was speaking at a seminar on ‘drug abuse prevention' which was jointly organised by Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab and Punjab University at the Al-Raazi Hall on Wednesday.
Brigadier Mahmood said that use of narcotics was an issue of national security and anti-drug messages must reach out to all stakeholders. He added Pakistan was now a poppy-free country due to efforts of Pakistan's security agencies. However, he said, they were the victims of regional poppy production in Afghanistan.
He said Pakistan was playing an important role in saving the world from illicit drugs. They said that Anti-Narcotics Force had established police stations and regional directorates to strictly monitor drug trade routes. He went on to say that the ANF had also established drug rehabilitation centres and thousands of patients had been given treatment free of charge.
He advised students to point out people involved in the business of illicit drugs and play their role in creating awareness. Law College Principal Dr Shazia Naureen Qureshi said that the money gained through the business of narcotics was also used in terrorism. She stressed the need to curb the use of the drug by youngsters through religious teachings.
Director External Linkages Dr Fauzia Hadi Ali, faculty members and a large number of students attended the event.
In solidarity with Kashmir
The Punjab University Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) and Department of Political Science organised a rally to express solidarity with the people of Held Kashmir.
CSAS and Department of Political Science's Chairperson Dr Umbreen Javaid, Academic Staff Association's President Dr Mahboob Hussain, faculty members and a large number of students were present on the occasion.
The rally was taken out from the department of political science and ended outside the Faisal Auditorium. The participants were chanting slogans against Indian brutalities on innocent Kashmiris.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Javaid said that Kashmir valley was often lauded as the paradise on earth but because of Indian Army's atrocities in the occupied region, it had become one of the most militarised regions in the world. She said that in order to suppress the voice of Kashmiris, who were demanding their inherent right of self-determination, India had used repressive state apparatus in Occupied Kashmir. "The international community should intervene and play its role in resolving the enduring Kashmir dispute or a negotiated settlement should be made by involving Kashmiris as stakeholders between India and Pakistan."
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2018.
Drug addicts have no future and it is our collective responsibility to eradicate the menace of narcotics from society, said Commander Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab Brigadier Khalid Mahmood Goraya.
He was speaking at a seminar on ‘drug abuse prevention' which was jointly organised by Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab and Punjab University at the Al-Raazi Hall on Wednesday.
Brigadier Mahmood said that use of narcotics was an issue of national security and anti-drug messages must reach out to all stakeholders. He added Pakistan was now a poppy-free country due to efforts of Pakistan's security agencies. However, he said, they were the victims of regional poppy production in Afghanistan.
He said Pakistan was playing an important role in saving the world from illicit drugs. They said that Anti-Narcotics Force had established police stations and regional directorates to strictly monitor drug trade routes. He went on to say that the ANF had also established drug rehabilitation centres and thousands of patients had been given treatment free of charge.
He advised students to point out people involved in the business of illicit drugs and play their role in creating awareness. Law College Principal Dr Shazia Naureen Qureshi said that the money gained through the business of narcotics was also used in terrorism. She stressed the need to curb the use of the drug by youngsters through religious teachings.
Director External Linkages Dr Fauzia Hadi Ali, faculty members and a large number of students attended the event.
In solidarity with Kashmir
The Punjab University Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) and Department of Political Science organised a rally to express solidarity with the people of Held Kashmir.
CSAS and Department of Political Science's Chairperson Dr Umbreen Javaid, Academic Staff Association's President Dr Mahboob Hussain, faculty members and a large number of students were present on the occasion.
The rally was taken out from the department of political science and ended outside the Faisal Auditorium. The participants were chanting slogans against Indian brutalities on innocent Kashmiris.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Javaid said that Kashmir valley was often lauded as the paradise on earth but because of Indian Army's atrocities in the occupied region, it had become one of the most militarised regions in the world. She said that in order to suppress the voice of Kashmiris, who were demanding their inherent right of self-determination, India had used repressive state apparatus in Occupied Kashmir. "The international community should intervene and play its role in resolving the enduring Kashmir dispute or a negotiated settlement should be made by involving Kashmiris as stakeholders between India and Pakistan."
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2018.