Higher Education Provincial Minister Syed Raza Ali Gillani said that steps would be taken to save colleges and universities from the menace of narcotics.
He said this while addressing a seminar over the menace of drugs at Aiwan-e-Iqbal on Thursday. The gathering was organised under the aegis of an NGO Youth Council for Anti-Narcotics.
The seminar was also addressed by Syed Zulfiqar Hussain, Director Aiwan-e-Iqbal Anjum Waheed, representative of Anti-Narcotics Force Fatima Bhatti and others
The provincial minister said, “We are committed to providing healthy, conducive atmosphere to the students for their studies.”
In the address, the minister said that all sorts of narcotics are injurious to health and smoking often leads to the use of other harmful drugs.
He urged parents to keep an eye on their children and promote the feeling of disgust against the use of drugs. Islam has prohibited the use of drugs; media, religious scholars and teachers should also play their role in this regard, he added.
The minister said corruption and narcotics are equally detrimental and the government is doing utmost efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs. He also advised the foreign-qualified students to return back so that their own country could benefit from their education and experience.
He informed that the vice- chancellors of public sector universities have been given the roadmap to improve their institutions’ academic standards according to the international level.
Later, the minister distributed certificates among the speakers.
