The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has banned the use of naswar (snuff or quid0) and cigarettes from the educational institutes across the province.
A notification from the secretary Education was issued in this regard.
In the notification, the Education Department of KP has issued directives to all the educational institutes to make the necessary arrangements.
After the ban, which goes into effect immediately, the management of all the colleges and universities will be required to regularly monitor canteens and tuck shops in their premises.
Vigilance teams from the department will make surprise visits to educational institutes to ensure the ban is effective.
“Packets of sugary drinks and other eatables will also be strictly checked. Plus, counseling sessions will be held for the students in this regard to make them realize about the hazards of Naswar and cigarettes,” it read.
Naswar is a moist, powdered tobacco snuff consumed mostly in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Iran.
Smoking, naswar, and use of other drugs including marijuana and ice are prevalent in the educational institutions across the country, but the government has failed to curb the use of narcotics in colleges and universities.
ab dimaagh kaisey chaley ga… becharoon ka…
lol.
Speaking from experience, many people start adopting these bad habits in these educational institutes. I mean, i’ve studies under some teachers who smoked in campus as if it wasn’t an issue. The bad thing was that students would join them in a group smoking session, discussing random sh*t.
I for one think that this is a great decision. If they want to smoke or drug themselves, they can do that outside campus or stop altogether.
Must be implemented in the whole Pakistan!
The whole Pakistan can’t be barred from smoking (since it’s a billion dollar industry anyway) … but it must be restricted in Educational institutes, along with any other drugs present there.
Rolai ga kya. Akhir kis cheez ka badla ly rhy hai.