Private schools in Islamabad responsible for promoting drugs

Islamabad: The senate standing committee for secretariat organized its session on Tuesday where it discussed the drug abuse in private education institutions.

The members of committee showed anger on the lack of responsibility taken by the private schools management to stop the promotion of dangerous drugs.

The committee has called the Narcotics DG and chief commissioner of Islamabad.

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It was said that private schools were involved in promotion of drugs as well as vulgarity.

On the other hand, Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) said that exterminating drug abuse in schools was not in their control.

The authority administrators said that action will be taken against the schools if there is evidence about use of drugs.

Senator Talha Mehmood suggested that the running tests of school kids will surely yield evidence. PEIRA replied that private schools will not permit drug test when they had not even permitted polio vaccines for children in past.

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“Some private schools also have smoking rooms,” said Talha Mehmood.

Senator Kulsoom also shared her views saying that drugs were sold at some private school canteens.