ISLAMABAD – The educational institutions in the federal capital have been asked to increase surveillance in and around their buildings to counter the sharp increase in the sale of drugs.
The capital administration has directed school managements to install CCTV cameras, especially in the canteens, and the same directives will soon be issued to colleges and universities as well, Dawn News reported.
The Islamabad deputy commissioner has asked the chairman of the All Pakistan Private Schools Association to have schools install CCTV cameras in their canteens and that the directive may be treated with priority.
The DC has also asked for a compliance report to be submitted to his office immediately.
Schools had been given a week to install CCTV cameras and capital administration teams, comprising a magistrate or assistant commissioner and police officers including superintendents of police, will visit schools after the deadline to check if the directive has been implemented in letter and spirit and action will be taken otherwise.
The school administration is asked to keep an eye on activities in the canteen as well as on vendors operating around schools.
On average, a drug peddler is arrested supplying drugs to students every two days, said a police official adding that the more popular drugs are marijuana, heroin and opium and that ice and cocaine are also sold to students in elite institutions.
