Narcotics: The Silent Enemy Within Pakistan
SAT Editorial Desk
August 9, 2024
Pakistan is under siege. Not from foreign forces, but from a domestic enemy as insidious as any: narcotics.
Pakistan is under siege. Not from foreign forces, but from a domestic enemy as insidious as any: narcotics.
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