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IslamabadDespite the fact that Pakistan has become a poppy free country, the nation is facing risk of increased drug use due to heavy transit of drugs from neigh boring Afghanistan into Pakistan and abroad. This concern was raised by UN representative of and Pakistan Anti Narcotics officials at the launch of the 2012 World Drug Report United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) here in Islamabad.
According to the report the overall use of illicit drugs seems to have stabilized but was on the rise in several developing countries, especially those along trafficking routes. Pakistan continues to be victim of drug use primarily due to trafficking from Afghanistan although the country does not produce any significant amount of drugs informed Jeremy Douglas, UNODC representative while talking to Pakistan Observer. Border provinces and entry and exit points in Pakistan are most vulnerable, he added. According to the value of drugs which enters into Pakistan from Afghanistan is roughly estimated worth of between $ 27 to 30 billion annually.
The opium production in Afghanistan reached high levels as the amount heightened by 61 per cent in 2011, from 3,600 tons in 2010 to 5,800 tons, according to the 2012 Report. Global opium production amounted to 7,000 tons in 2011 when plant diseases wiped out nearly half the 2010 opium harvest in Afghanistan, the worlds biggest producer, driving up opium prices.
Pakistan stands as a poppy free country today proclaimed Major General Malik Zafar Iqbal, DG of Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) speaking at the report launch. Recalling Pakistans impressive policies to reduce the demand and supply of drug, he informed that ANF has launched an exemplary national drug survey with cooperation of UNODC which would be completed by end of 2012. He also urged for greater international cooperation to curb the menace of drug use in Pakistan.
UN official lauded the efforts made by Pakistans Anti Narcotics Force officials for continuous and largest seizures of drugs recently. In Pakistan, seizures of cannabis resin increased sharply from 2008, with 212 tons being seized in 2010, almost twice the 2007 level. There has been no significant change in global status quo on drug use and health consequences as up to 6.6% of the global population or 300 million continue to use illicit drugs annually.
Around 230 million people, or 5 per cent of the worlds adult population (aged 15 to 64), are estimated to have used an illicit drug at least once in 2010, according to the Report. Problem drug users, mainly heroin- and cocaine-dependent persons, number about 27 million, roughly 0.6 percent of the world adult population, or 1 in every 200 people, the Report notes.
Afghanistan Drug production seriously threatens Pakistan
According to the report the overall use of illicit drugs seems to have stabilized but was on the rise in several developing countries, especially those along trafficking routes. Pakistan continues to be victim of drug use primarily due to trafficking from Afghanistan although the country does not produce any significant amount of drugs informed Jeremy Douglas, UNODC representative while talking to Pakistan Observer. Border provinces and entry and exit points in Pakistan are most vulnerable, he added. According to the value of drugs which enters into Pakistan from Afghanistan is roughly estimated worth of between $ 27 to 30 billion annually.
The opium production in Afghanistan reached high levels as the amount heightened by 61 per cent in 2011, from 3,600 tons in 2010 to 5,800 tons, according to the 2012 Report. Global opium production amounted to 7,000 tons in 2011 when plant diseases wiped out nearly half the 2010 opium harvest in Afghanistan, the worlds biggest producer, driving up opium prices.
Pakistan stands as a poppy free country today proclaimed Major General Malik Zafar Iqbal, DG of Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) speaking at the report launch. Recalling Pakistans impressive policies to reduce the demand and supply of drug, he informed that ANF has launched an exemplary national drug survey with cooperation of UNODC which would be completed by end of 2012. He also urged for greater international cooperation to curb the menace of drug use in Pakistan.
UN official lauded the efforts made by Pakistans Anti Narcotics Force officials for continuous and largest seizures of drugs recently. In Pakistan, seizures of cannabis resin increased sharply from 2008, with 212 tons being seized in 2010, almost twice the 2007 level. There has been no significant change in global status quo on drug use and health consequences as up to 6.6% of the global population or 300 million continue to use illicit drugs annually.
Around 230 million people, or 5 per cent of the worlds adult population (aged 15 to 64), are estimated to have used an illicit drug at least once in 2010, according to the Report. Problem drug users, mainly heroin- and cocaine-dependent persons, number about 27 million, roughly 0.6 percent of the world adult population, or 1 in every 200 people, the Report notes.
Afghanistan Drug production seriously threatens Pakistan
