Narcotics

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday directed centre and provinces to submit monthly progress report against the usage of narcotics in educational institutes. According to the details, a three-member bench of the SC headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, while hearing a case pertaining to drug peddling in educational institutes,  ordered the provinces to submit monthly report on drugs in academies. It is pertinent to mention here that Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) submitted report in the apex court on drugs in…

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Aviation Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan on Friday approved a Central Operational Committee in order to restrict drugs trafficking and ensure foolproof security at all airports across the country. The committee would be under the supervision of Director General Civil Aviation accompanied by high officials of all concerned departments. It was also decided to seek services of proficient legal experts to ensure efficient prosecution and counter cases of breach at airports. This decision…

NEW YORK: Two Pakistani brothers were extradited to New York on Friday to face charges that they conspired to smuggle heroin into America and sell missile launchers to Colombian rebels, prosecutors said.

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited the headquarters of Anti Narcotic Force today.

BERLIN: A German court ruled on Tuesday that some people suffering from chronic pain should be able to cultivate their own cannabis "for therapeutic purposes".