PESHAWAR
Industrialists here on Saturday welcomed the provincial government’s proposed comprehensive and lasting policy/plan, aiming to make provincial metropolis Peshawar free from narcotics and praised the efforts of Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Khan Mehsud in this regard.
The appreciation came during a meeting chaired by president of Industrialist Association Peshawar (IAP), Malik Imran Ishaq here at the Association’s main office in Industrial Estate Hayatabad. The association members were present in a large number during the meeting.
Malik Imran Ishaq told the meeting the occasion said the provincial government has recently approved an inclusive plan, aimed at to eliminate drugs using and conduct organised actions against drug peddlers, which is highly appreciable.
He lauded the concerted efforts of Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Khan Mehsud for devising a wide-ranging policy/plan and getting it approved by Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan during a high level meeting in chief minister house, in which he also participated.
He expressed hope that the policy would play a pivotal role in eradicating the menace of drugs from the entire Peshawar. The association president said effective actions would be taken against drug users, especially those people who were supplying narcotics in Industrial Estate Hayatabad Peshawar.
He went on to say that industrialists have been faced with enormous difficulties owing to the increasing number of drug users in Industrial Estate Hayatabad Peshawar, which would be eliminated by effective actions under the policy.
He hoped that those people who were using drugs after their rehabilitation would play their due role in progress and prosperity of their respective areas, besides, employment opportunities would be available to them in the industrial estate Peshawar.
