Chairperson of Sindh Assembly’s Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Mrs Faryal Talpur, reviewed the overall law and order situation in the province, and an ongoing anti-narcotics operation in Sindh. An important meeting of the Sindh Assembly Standing Committee on Home Affairs was held under the chairpersonship of Ms. Faryal Talpur to review the overall law […]
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Pakistan, Bangladesh sign historic anti-narcotics agreement
Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Naqvi met his Bangladeshi counterpart Salahuddin Ahmed in Dhaka on Saturday, where both sides signed a landmark agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation against drug trafficking and narcotics abuse. During the meeting, the two interior ministers agreed to establish a Secretary-Level Joint Working Group between the ministries of interior […]
ANF seizes over 689 kg drugs in 24 operations; arrests 24
ANF seizes over 689 kg drugs in 24 operations; arrests 24. Anti-Narcotics Force Pakistan has seized over 689 kg of drugs worth US $14.645 million in the international market, arrested 24 persons and impounded nine vehicles while conducting 24 counter-narcotics operations throughout the country. According to an ANF spokesman, the seized drugs comprised 164.350 kg […]
ANF recovers over 589 kg narcotics; arrests three accused
Rawalpindi: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) conducted raids in different areas of the country. ANF managed to recover over 589 kg narcotics and arrested three accused. According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, the force in an operation conducted raid. They arrested three accused on recovery of 38.40 kg charras and 27.600 kg opium. The drug smugglers were […]
Five drug-peddlers held, 5.8-kg hashish seized
SARGODHA :Police on Wednesday arrested five alleged drug-peddlers and recovered hashish from them. Police said that during the ongoing drive against drug-pushers, teams of different police stations conducted raids at various places and arrested drug-peddlers and recovered 5.8-kilogram hashish from them. The accused were identified as Ahmad Kamal, Sadique, Saghir Khan, Ali Raza and Khalid […]
Fresh survey on drug addicts to be conducted in 2023
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Narcotics Control is likely to conduct a new survey, after around eight years, on the drug users in Pakistan during the year 2023 to determine the accurate number of addicts. “The government has no fresh data of drug users in the country as of last national-level survey—Drug Use in Pakistan – was […]
ANF Punjab foils smuggling bid, seizes heroin worth millions
LAHORE: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Punjab on Thursday night foiled a smuggling bid at Allama Iqbal International Airport. During an operation, ANF Punjab raided the cargo terminal of Lahore airport over a confidential tip. According to ANF, during the operation heroin worth hundreds of thousands of rupees was seized. The contraband was concealed inside a bedsheet […]
ANF recovers narcotics worth billions during raid at courier office
LAHORE: Punjab Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) recovered drugs worth millions during a counter-narcotics operation at a courier company’s office on Wednesday. The ANF recovered narcotics from a parcel that was destined for the United Kingdom (UK) during a raid at a courier company’s office. It was further revealed that the parcel belonged to a man identified […]
ASF foils heroin smuggling attempt at Islamabad airport
RAWALPINDI: The Airport Security Force (ASF) foiled an attempt to smuggle heroin to London from Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Monday. According to the airport security force, about one and a half kilogram of heroin was recovered from luggage of the suspect, identified as British citizen Khalid Zaman. The suspect, who was travelling to London […]