Drug rehabilitation centre opened in Mansehra jail

MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Wednesday inaugurated the drug rehabilitation centre at the district jail for convicted addicts.

“This initiative aims not only to rehabilitate inmates serving jail terms but also to provide them with contemporary and theological education, as well as handicraft skills to help them become productive citizens,” District Police Officer Shafiullah Khan Gandapur told the inaugural ceremony held at the district jail.

Senior Civil Judge Aftab Javed, Superintendent of Police Kiran Naz, president of the District Bar Association Hafiz Mohammad Naseem Khan Advocate, Superintendent of Jail Nagina Mehsud, District Officer of Social Welfare Sabir Shah, District Psychologist at Dadar Mental Hospital Kaynat Sarwar, and head of Victim Support Service, Dr Lubna, attended the event and praised the initiative.

The DPO stated that around 30 inmates were currently enrolled in the centre, where they would receive psychosocial support through the Victim Support Service.“We have also established a game zone and will provide food, as well as training in sewing, embroidery, and other handicraft skills, so they can earn a respectable living after their release,” District Police Officer Shafiullah Khan Gandapur said.

He added that the police had also set up a victim support service unit, where survivors of gender-based violence, sexual abuse, and physical harassment receive psychosocial therapy to help them recover from trauma.“We will also adopt modern methodologies to ensure the permanent rehabilitation of all addicts enrolled in this drug rehabilitation centre,” Gandapur stated.