Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Health Engineering, Shah Farman, on Tuesday said that the provincial government is mulling over to ban use, sale and purchase of ice drug through proper legislation. Talking to media, he said that KP government is taking pragmatic measures to stop use, sale and purchase of ice drug in the province once and for all.
Expressing grave concerns over reportedly increase in use of ice drug in KP, the minister said that ice drug is being imported from a neighboring country as part of conspiracy to involve the youth particularly students in drug addiction. He requested parents and authorities of educational institutes to play their pivotal role to curb the menace by remaining vigilant and keeping eye on students and children.
Shah Farman said that unfortunately young generation consume ice drug as a fashion without knowing what harm it causes to human brain, adding drug addicts use ice as a substitute of heroin. The Minister disclosed that KP government would soon present a bill in provincial assembly to ban use, sale and purchase of ice drug permanently in the province.