The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) and the Ministry of Narcotics Control on Wednesday vowed to initiate a joint effort for curbing the menace of narcotics in addition to mutually cooperating for sensitizing, research, and dialogue in this regard.
Islamabad
April 23, 2021
Islamabad : President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday called upon the universities to evaluate the needs of differently-abled Persons (DAPs) to make the buildings friendly for the persons with disabilities and identify their respective issues.
In order to facilitate the DAPs to pursue higher studies, he emphasized the need for making the infrastructure of the university buildings friendly to the differently-abled students. He said that both the public and private sector universities must make steady progress in this direction. He also underlined the need for concrete efforts to address the growing menace of drug usage in the universities so as to provide a drug-free environment at the educational institutions.
President for efforts to address growing menace of drug usage in universities
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President Dr. Arif Alvi has underlined the need for concrete efforts to address the growing menace of drug usage in the universities so as to provide a drug-free environment at the educational institutions.
In order to facilitate the Differently-abled Persons (DAPs) to pursue higher studies, he emphasized the need for making the infrastructure of university buildings friendly to the differently-abled students.
He said that both the public and the private sector universities must make steady progress in this direction.
The universities are required to evaluate the needs of DAPs to make the buildings friendly for the persons with disabilities and identify their respective issues so that efforts could be made to address them, he emphasized.
Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control visits Headquarters Anti-Narcotics Force
Rawalpindi, March 05, 2021 (PPI-OT): Secretary, Ministry of Narcotics Control, Capt. (Retd) Akbar Hussain Durrani paid his first formal visit to Headquarters Anti-Narcotics Force, Rawalpindi after assuming the charge of Secretary MNC. He was welcomed by Director General ANF, Major General Muhammad Arif Malik, HI (M). The secretary was briefed on counter narcotics endeavours by ANF, professional achievements, current drug situation and major challenges with regard to trafficking of narcotics, precursor chemicals and psychotropic substances.
He was apprised that ANF is also vigorously undertaking drug demand reduction campaign through public awareness drives and community participation activities throughout Pakistan; apart from running rehabilitation centers providing free of cost treatment to drug addicts.
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