In the light of directions of Lahore High Court and Punjab government, a meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Azam Suleman Khan on Wednesday decided to carry out blood screening of prisoners in all jails, their biometric verification from NADRA and treatment and rehabilitation of those who are drug addicts.
Additional Chief Secretary Home, administrative secretaries of different departments including specialized healthcare, primary and secondary healthcare, schools education, higher education, IG Prisons, additional IG Operations and officers concerned attended the meeting that reviewed the steps to control abuse of drugs in jails and educational institutes in the province.
The CS directed that besides controlling narcotics in the province effective measures be taken to rehabilitate drug addicts and rehab centres be set up at govt level in this regard.
The meeting also deliberated on a proposal to establish a drug rehabilitation centre at Kala Shah Kaku at a cost of about Rs 250 million. The chief secretary ordered the health secretary to ensure provision of kits for blood screening of prisoners in coordination with authorities of prisons department.
