PESHAWAR: Industrialists Association Peshawar (IAP) said the throng of a large number of drug addicts into the Industrial Estate Hayatabad Peshawar has irked industrialists, demanding of the provincial government and relevant authorities to launch crackdown and shift the drug addicts to rehabilitation centres. Malik Imran Ishaq, president of the IAP, while chairing a meeting here at association office on Thursday said the drug addicts drove into the industrial estate after actions against them across the city by local administration in light of orders of the Commissioner Peshawar. Our Correspondent
\nThe drug addicts have inflicted losses on government installations, infrastructure, uprooting eye cats from main roads, stealing of electricity wires and other important power gadgets, the IAP chief told the meeting.
\nHe said not only industrialists, but people\/residents along with workers\/labourers, housing in nearby the labour colony are in great trouble owing to the drug addicts, which are also looting and injuring them by attacking with sharp gadgets.
\nImran Ishaq said the drug addicts have gone step forward and pulled electricity earth wire from Capri Noor factory, erupting fire, which was doused by 8 to 10 vehicles of fire fighters with hectic efforts.
\nHowever, he said no damage occurred as a result of the sudden fire.
\nThe IAP chief said industrialists have established their production units in the industrial estate wherein crime rate is rapidly escalating owing to a surge in the number of drug addicts.
\nImran Ishaq said the drug addicts had made the lives of residents in the labour colony miserable.
\nHe questioned: \u201cHow it could be made possible to boost up industrialization and running businesses\/production units under the prevailing circumstances?
\nThe IAP president stressed the need for providing law and protection to manufacturers in the industrial estate Hayatabad Peshawar.
\nIshaq said the issue was pinpointed by him to the local administration but no action has been taken in this regard, he lamented.
\nHe said the rising number of drug addicts in Peshawar\u2019s industrial estate has created great unrest among industrialists and residents of the labour colony.
\nImran Ishaq urged the provincial government and Commissioner Peshawar to issue directives to conduct an operation against drug addicts in the industrial estate and shift them to rehabilitation centres immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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