The Sindh government on Tuesday decided to increase the capacity of drug rehabilitation centers by proving funds, medicine, psychiatrists and doctors. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by the Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah.
The meeting was attended by the IG Sindh Dr. Syed Kaleem Imam, Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, Additional IG Karachi Ghulam Nabi Memon, Secretary Excise and Narcotics Department Abdul Haleem Sheikh, IG prisons Nusrat Manghan, VC Sindh Jinnah Medical University professor Tariq Rafiq, Muhammad Ramzan Chhipa and representatives of other social organizations running drug rehabilitations centers.
Speaking during the meeting, CS Mumtaz Ali Shah said that the police, ANF and other relevant department are taking all measures to curb the menace of drug from the society he further stated that there is dire need of rehabilitating the youth involved in drug addiction. —INP
