IG Sindh directs police not to recruit Gutka addicts
'A clause shall be added in the advertisements for general recruitment that the candidates who are addicted to GUTKA and any other DRUGS will not be appointed in Sindh Police'
January 24, 2018
KARACHI: Sindh Police Inspector General AD Khawaja directed on Wednesday the subordinate relevant authorities not to recruit people in the force who are addicted to Gutka or any other drugs.
In a letter to the Additional Inspector General of Police, deputy inspector generals of Police and Counter Terrorism Department (Sindh) from the IGP office, it is stated: “IGP Sindh has directed that a clause shall be added in the advertisements for general recruitment that the candidates who are addicted to GUTKA and any other DRUGS will not be appointed in Sindh Police."
Ban on sheesha, gutka
The Sindh cabinet, in October 2016, imposed a ban on sheesha smoking and its cafes, the consumption of gutka and mainpuri.
The government also directed the IGP to ensure the ban is implemented.
