Drug Production in Pakistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: State Measures in Controlling Drug Abuse

Abstract

Pakistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had an important role in drug production in the entire Golden Crescent. US declared war on drugs and Pakistan has initiated practical steps to curb the production of drugs in its territory. The law enforcement agencies in Pakistan has evolved the policy of drug eradication and has played a vital role in its implementation at the ground level although the success was meagre in comparison to the drug issue. The state has not only developed the strategies of law enforcement, rather these were improved in legislation as well. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being a main front to eradicate its deep-rooted problem of drugs production and smuggling,  became the first province to frame its own special narcotics law as “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 2019”.