Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Pakistan is grappling with a worsening crisis of youth drug abuse and rising suicide rates, according to local media reports citing a 2025 systematic review of rehabilitation cases. The study found that heroin accounts for 48 per cent of substance abuse cases among young users, while cannabis makes up 28 per cent, underscoring the alarming scale and severity of addiction among the country’s youth population.According to the study, thirty-five per cent began using drugs…
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Chandigarh, Feb 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab unit President Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday invited farmer organisations for dialogue, stating that “if they see any shortcomings in the India-US trade agreement, they should choose the path of discussion rather than agitation”.He reiterated that the agreement would not have any adverse impact on farmers, especially those in Punjab, and will instead benefit industry and trade while creating new employment opportunities for the youth.Speaking…
Ferozepur, Feb 10 (IANS) Emphasising that protecting the youth from the menace of drugs is a shared responsibility of society, Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, on Tuesday, led an anti-drug awareness walk here as part of the state’s ongoing campaign to make a drug-free state. Aiming to restore the state’s vibrant spirit and eliminating drug abuse, the awareness walk commenced from Saragarhi Gurudwara Sahib and culminated at the School of Eminence in Ferozepur city. Prior to the walk, the Gove…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Young actress Sara Arjun has described her latest film Euphoria as a deeply personal and special project, saying it came into her life at a time when “nothing felt certain, yet everything felt possible.”Taking to Instagram after attending the film’s premiere, Sara reflected on her emotional journey with the project and expressed gratitude to filmmaker Gunasekhar and producer Neelima Guna for trusting the story and telling it with honesty.She wrote: “#euphoria premier…
Jammu, Feb 5 (IANS) J&K government will table a bill on drug abuse in the ongoing session of the legislative assembly, Sakina Itoo, Minister for Health and Medical Education, said on Thursday. The minister said in the assembly that the drug de-addiction rules have been finalised and sent to the law department.She informed the house that 49,276 cases of drug abuse were registered since 2022.The minister said that the government would bring a bill on drug abuse during the ongoing session of th…
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Christian community leaders in Pakistan’s Faisalabad have voiced their concern over what they termed as ‘discriminatory policing’ and stereotyping under the ongoing anti-drug drive in Punjab province. They alleged that members of the minority community have been facing raids and criminal cases falsely linking them to narcotics over the past two months, local media reported. While addressing a press conference at the Faisalabad Press Club, Minority Rights Movement (MRM) ch…
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Drug abuse has been consistently undermining Pakistan’s socioeconomic structure and posing one of the biggest challenges faced by the country, as per reports. Nearly 6.7 million people in Pakistan abuse controlled drugs, with cannabis being the most commonly used substance and heroin addiction affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the country, according to the most recent official estimates and statistics of the United Nations.As a result, cannabis, opioids, cocain…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order launching what he called the Great American Recovery Initiative, a national effort aimed at combating addiction and substance abuse by coordinating federal, state, local, and private-sector resources.Calling addiction “a big deal in this country and probably in every country,” Trump said the initiative was designed to help Americans “get the help and the support that they need to free themselves from the …
Gangtok, Jan 22 (IANS) The Sikkim Police have been conferred with the prestigious President’s Police Colours, the highest national recognition for excellence and sustained service in policing, becoming the 15th state police force in the country to receive the honour, officials said on Thursday. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs conveyed the decision on January 16 after approval by the President of India, Director General of Police Akshay Sachdeva told reporters here.Calling the award a collec…
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s state President Sunil Jakhar on Friday said Bhagwant Mann is the Chief Minister of Punjab, and the people will themselves deal with his failures. However, the people of Punjab will not accept Arvind Kejriwal as Punjab’s “super CM”. Under the leadership of Jakhar, the BJP laid siege to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence here to question the Aam Aadmi Party government for its failure to curb the deteriorating law and order situatio…