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LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Muhammad Aslam Tareen launched the Lahore Drug Free City Project on Saturday, in his capacity as its chairman, by ordering an immediate crackdown on all drug peddlers throughout the city. The CCPO said that those elements that spread drug addiction among the youth of the city were perpetrators of a heinous crime, due to which, not only an individual, but a whole family gets devastated. He ordered the Lahore police to take strict legal steps against drug peddlers, during its special crackdown against them, so that Lahore could be made a drug free city. He warned that quick eradication of drug dens in the city should be ensured, otherwise six police teams, formulated by the CCPO, would raid any area of the city and take strict action against gangs involved in such heinous activities. Aslam Tareen was presiding over the first high-level meeting of the Lahore Drug Free City Project on Saturday, in which Anti-Narcotics Force Deputy Dir

A seminar was held on 5 th March, 2011 in collaboration with Punjab Group of Colleges (PGC) by Anti Narcotics Force (ANF), Government of Pakistan and Aghaz-e-Nau, a nonprofit organization. The main focus of the seminar was to introduce “Drug Free Lahore City Project” and to educate the students about the hazards of drug abuse. Mr. Muhammad Altaf Qamar, Deputy Director General, Anti Narcotics Force, Government of Pakistan joined the program as a Chief Guest .  Col. Iftikhar Chaudry, Joint Director (RD), Mr. Javed Iqbal, Joint Director (DDR) and Ms. Maria Ali, Drug Demand Reduction Officer, Anti Narcotics Force, Punjab also attended the program. The program started with the National Anthem. Ms. Maria Ali, Drug Demand Reduction Officer, Anti Narcotics Force, Punjab gave a presentation and explained the role of ANF in drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction. She also discussed the role of educational institutes in drug abuse prevention. Ms. Maria Ali Talking about Drug Ab