Minister of Federal Education and Professional Madad Ali Sindhi chaired a high powered meeting to take effective measures to curtail the spread of drugs in the academic institutions of Pakistan. DIG ANF, Executive Director HEC, DDG FDE, and representatives from PEIRA attended the meeting. Senior officials of the ministry including Additional Secretary Junaid Ikhlaq and Seinor Joint Secretary Abdul Sattar Khokhar were also present.
Madad Ali Sindhi said that the drug problem is a pandemic and is a serious problem that is not given due importance. Minister said that we have launched a comprehensive campaign to spread awareness about the issue and further take practical and decisive actions to curtail drug usage in academic institutions of Pakistan. He said that it is high time that it is addressed with full force. He emphasized the role of HEC, PEIRA, and FDE to control the spread of drugs in academic institutions. He ordered all of these bodies to conduct a comprehensive exercise to identify the problematic areas in collaboration with Anti Narcotics Force. He said that we need to understand the spread of the problem first before we devise a strategy to curtail it.
Madad Ali Sindhi said that youngsters in Europe are dying on the roads becasuse of this problem. He said that we have not reached that point yet and we will ensure that we control this issue before it gets out of hands. He said that there are almost 250,000 students in the Federal Public Schools that should be put at top priority.
