*ISLAMABAD – The Senate Standing Committee on Narcotics Control Tuesdaysaid that it will make legislation to allow the use of ‘charas’ for thetreatment of cancer across Pakistan.*
Director General Anti-Narcotics Control Major General Musarrat Malikinformed the drugs caught by his force will be used in the treatment ofcancer and its revenue will be used for promotion of ANF activities.
The meeting of the committee was chaired by Senator Kauda Babar on Thursday.
Mr Babar has also summoned all the ANF secretaries in committee’s nextmeeting.
“We will also be calling a meeting with our Afghanistan and Irancounterparts in November to tell them to stop this menace of drugpedaling,” he said.
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DG ANF informed the committee that treatment and rehabilitation centers arebeing established in Lahore and Hyderabad.
He said that efforts against drug trafficking cannot be successful withoutregional and international cooperation.
“Pakistan is a signatory to all UN drug control conventions as well asSAARC convention on drug control,” he said.
