Drug test to be made mandatory for teachers, students in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD -- The government plans to make drug tests mandatory for school staff and students in Islamabad, Minister of State for Narcotics Control Shehryar Afridi told a Senate panel on Thursday.

In a session of the Senate Standing Committee on Narcotics Control, Afridi asserted that no person responsible for propagating drugs to the youth would be spared even if they are members of the parliament. He further claimed that the government is working on legislation to punish the possession and distribution of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth or ice.

Narcotics Control Secretary Amjad Javed Saleemi informed the Senate committee that a record was being maintained of criminal entities involved in the narcotics trade. He added that the system helps track drug peddlers and their facilitators.

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