Daily Times

KARACHI: There is a dire need to train officers and officials of the narcotics control wing on modern lines, besides raising awareness regarding narcotics-related laws.

Latest arms and vehicles should also be provided to them so that they can perform their duties effectively, Sindh Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Mukesh Kumar Chawla expressed these comments during a meeting on Thursday.

He said that establishing a Narcotics Control Wing was a big challenge for officers and ‘we have to work like a team to make it a success’.

“Unless we equip our Narcotics Control Wing staff with scientific manners, we will not be able to achieve our targets,” he maintained.

Mukesh Chawla expressed his satisfaction over measures taken to make the wing a success. The meeting also discussed a proposal to design a separate uniform for the staff of the Narcotics Control Wing. Narcotics Control Wing Director General Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui told the meeting that all necessary steps were being taken to make the wing operational and to meet expectations.

Legal, administrative and financial matters were discussed in meeting to make Narcotics Control Wing effective. It was also decided to constitute a committee comprising three senior deputy directors for timely completion of the given tasks.

Secretary Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Abdul Haleem Shaikh, Director Narcotics Control Karachi, Iqbal Ahmed Laghari, Director Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Shaheed Benazirabad, Aurangzaib Akbar Panhwar and Director Narcotics Control Sukkur and Larkana Zulfiqar Ali Shahani also attended the meeting.

Published in Daily Times, April 20^th 2018.