FCCI To Launch Anti-smoking Drive
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published March 13, 2017 | 08:25 PM
FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Mar, 2017 ) : Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) will launch a special campaign against smoking with an aim to make the city narcotics free.
Chairing a meeting of FCCI standing committee on anti-narcotics here Monday, its Chairman Dr. Jaffar Hassan Mubarak said that ultimate objective of the campaign was to sensitize the masses with a special focus on youth to hate smoking or taking other narcotics which are an open threat to youth.
He said that a special programme would be aired from radio FM 101 and soon after it, a walk would be organized in the vicinity of peoples Colony. The students and teachers of the local schools, representative of NGOs, officials of social welfare department and activists of civil society will also participate in it.
Dr Jaffar appreciated the efforts of Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani who is taking keen interest in discouraging smoking particularly at public places.
In this connection special boards inscribed with anti-smoking slogans have been installed in all public parks, railway stations, government offices and other public places.
He said the DC had taken yet another bold step to ban use of most injurious 'Sheesha' under section 144. He said that the district administration was very vigilant and was taking strict action against the violation of anti-smoking laws.
He demanded of the Deputy Commissioner to fix timings for the sale of cigarette, pan and tobacco and special officers should be deputed to ensure implementation on this ban. Colonel (Retd) Zafar, Shahid Latif and Salah ud Din also spoke on the occasion.
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