Heroin in Pakistan more affordable than food

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Heroin in Pakistan more affordable than food
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Edited time: July 17, 2013 08:30

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Over one billion dollars’ worth of heroin each year – that is the deadly fallout Pakistan gets from the blooming narcotics industry that provides the main cash crop in devastated Afghanistan. Locals say heroin is cheaper than food.

It’s thought Pakistan has more than four million drug addicts, but less than 80 dedicated drug rehab clinics.

As RT’s Lucy Kafanov reports from Karachi, those heroin addicts don’t even bother hiding their habit. For many this is a deadly path.

Local young man Abdullah spent two weeks looking for his father, a heroin addict, eventually finding him in Karachi’s largest morgue.

While help for drug addicts is in short supply, there is no shortage of heroin on the streets of Karachi.

Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium – heroin’s main ingredient – and accounts for 90 per cent of the global supply. Roughly 40 per cent of it is smuggled through Pakistan.

Opium production is up for the third year in a row, and predicted to grow more. When NATO leaves in 2014, there are fears the floodgates will open for the spread of the deadly harvest.

For more watch RT’s Lucy Kafanov’s report from Pakistan.


Heroin in Pakistan more affordable than food ? RT News

[Karachi]

One good thing we can say taliban did was to get rid of drugs, we need a very strict system to get rid of this evil plaguing our societies

[Pakwatan]

It's a sad state of affairs. Our politicians are haramzade.

There is massive inflation for even the most basic items in Pakistan.

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

It's a sad state of affairs. Our politicians are haramzade.

There is massive inflation for even the most basic items in Pakistan.

Haramzade? Khandanis using such language?

[Pakwatan]

Haramzade? Khandanis using such language?

When someone eat haram, what are they?

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

When someone eat haram, what are they?

Haeamkhor. Haramzade means mommy and daddy are not married to one another.

[Pakwatan]

Haeamkhor. Haramzade means mommy and daddy are not married to one another.

What does it take to eat haram?
Haramzada

I mean seriously. Our politicians loot our nation. Most of Pakistan lives without electricity for 22 hours a day. I honestly think Kabul gets more power than our people.

[SiiNii]

Opium production is up for the third year in a row, and predicted to grow more. When NATO leaves in 2014, there are fears the floodgates will open for the spread of the deadly harvest.

Once NATO leaves won't the Taliban drive out Kabul's forces from the primary Opium producing provinces, reestablishing their own government? The Taliban reluctantly allowed the drug trade in order to fund the fight against Coalition Forces, without CF in picture I expect them to end cultivation even faster than they did previously, especially considering the number of drug related problems Pakistan is having.

This would be great PR for them too - the virtuous Taliban cleaning out the evil drug criminals. In reality, telling them "It was good working with you but this is going to be the last crop. Make sure we mever see you again, but leave a couple fall guys that nobody likes for us to make an example out of."