Narcotics Control Ministry wants to recruit 10,000 personnel: NA informed.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Narcotics Control Shah Zain Bugti on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that his ministry wanted to recruit around 10,000 personnel from across the country to effectively combat the menace of drugs.

Speaking on the floor of the House on the Demand for Grants of the Ministry of Narcotics Control in the next fiscal year, he said, the ministry had sought permission from the prime minister for the recruitment.

Currently, the minister said the ministry's staff strength was 3,600 as its personnel were performing duties at airports, ports and other border areas.

He said the ministry was in contact with education ministries and provincial governments for the...