Drug-free Karachi: business community assures Sindh government of full support

"We, being the premier chamber of the country, are ready to assist the Sindh government in whatever way we can to save our generations from becoming the drug addicts and will be happy to help out towards making Karachi a drug-free city," said Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli.

Appreciating Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah for constituting a high-powered taskforce to control penetration of narcotics into cities, particularly the educational institutions to save future generations from the menace, Siraj Teli, while expressing deep concerns over the rising drugs-related activities in almost every nook and corner of Karachi, suggested that the law enforcement agencies will have to take stringent measures including installation of CCTV cameras outside at the gates of all the educational institutions where these drug peddlers are usually carrying out their unlawful activities so that all such criminal elements, who are responsible for destroying the future generation, could be identified and immediately taken to task.

He was of the opinion that to raise awareness about the hazards of narcotics usage, the Sindh government must also carry out a massive campaign at all educational institutions by displaying banners titled 'Say No to Drugs/ Narcotics', besides holding seminars at educational institutions and KCCI as well where students from numerous universities and colleges can be invited so that the repercussions of drug usages amongst the youngsters could be highlighted which would certainly yield positive results.