PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan here on Thursday announced replication of the drug-free Peshawar campaign in other districts of the province and initiating strict measures for curbing the supply chain.

He made this announcement while speaking as chief guest at “social reintegration ceremony of rehabilitated persons” under the drug-free Peshawar campaign launched around three months ago.

The ceremony was attended by relatives of the rehabilitated drug addicts, government officials, businessmen and representatives of social welfare organisations.

Around 1,100 addicts were returned to their families after a three-month rehabilitation course, including detoxification, mental counselling and skill training under the drug-free Peshawar campaign launched under the supervision of Peshawar commissioner Riaz Mehsud.

Speaking at the ceremony, the chief minister thanked the traders who pledged to provide jobs to 400 rehabilitated addicts and said that the government would also reserve some quota for such persons.

Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2022