1. “CRIMES AND DRUG ABUSES ”
CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ISSUES.
MENTOR: SIR, ZAMEER ABBAS.
SUBMITTED BY: SADIA GOHAR.
“The Karakarum International
University Gilgit Baltistan”

2. Introduction:
What is crime:
Types of crime:
Crimes in Pakistan:
List of crimes in Pakistan:
Drug Abuse:
Reasons behind Drug abuses:
Drug users in Pakistan:
Factors Responsible for drugs:
Gilgit-Baltistan –Drug addictions:
Effects of Drug addiction:
Out line:

3. Crime is defined as:
In ordinary language, the term crime denotes an
unlawful act punishable by a state . The term "crime"
have not any simple and universally accepted definition,
though legal definitions have been provided for certain
purposes.
The most popular view is that crime is a category
created by law; in other words, something is a crime if
declared as such by the relevant and applicable law.
One proposed definition is that a crime or offence
(or criminal offence) is an act harmful not only to some
individual or individuals but also to a community, society
or the state ("a public wrong"). Such acts are forbidden
and punishable by law.

4. Types of crimes:
Drug Trafficking
Money Laundering
Extortion (Bhatta)
Political Violence ( Corruption)
Terrorism
Theft
Abduction ( Kidnapping)
Ransom (Tawan)
Domestic Violence
Child Abuse
Acid Attacks
Cyber Crime
Attempt to Suicide

5. List of Top Ten Countries with Highest Crime Rates(2014)
(Developed Nations)
Rank Country No. of Crimes
1. United States 11,877,218
2. United Kingdom 6,523,706
3. Germany 6,507,394
4. France 3,771,850
5. Russia 2,952,370
6. Japan 2,853,739
7. South Africa 2,683,849
8. Canada 2,516,918
9. Italy 2,231,550
10. India 1,764,630
- See more at: http://www.whichcountry.co/top-10-countries-with-highest-crime-rate-in-the-
world/#sthash.gRZeWbQp.dpuf

6. Crime in Pakistan :
crime in Pakistan is present in various forms.
Organized crime includes drug trafficking, money laundering,
extortion , black marketeering, political violence, terrorism,
abduction etc.
Pakistan falls under the Golden Crescent, which is one of the
two major illicit opium producing centers in Asia.
Opium poppy cultivation in Pakistan is estimated to be 800
hectares in 2005 yielding a potential production of 4 metric
tons of heroin. Opium is cultivated primarily in the Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province and Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Until
the late 1970s, opium production levels were relatively static; it
increased after 1979.
An estimated $4 billion is generated from drug trafficking in
Pakistan. Petty crime like theft is common.

7. Kidnapping
Murder
Attempt to suicide
Child Lifting
Dacoit
Robbery
Snatching (Gun Point)
Domestic Violence
Acid Attacks
And many more….
List of some crimes in Pakistan:

10. Drugs are defined as a chemical substance
other than food that affects the normal
functions of the body and mind when taken in
or applied to the body.
Drug abuses:

11. Reasons Why People Abused Drugs:
Curiosity
Low self-Esteem
Peer Pressure
Adult Modeling
Boredom
Feeling of Alienation
Relief of Discomfort
Depression
Family Disruption or Dysfunction…

12. The number of drug users in Pakistan has gone up
from 50,000 in 1980 to 8.1 million in 2011. Every
year at least 50,000 more people get addicted to
different kinds of drugs. On average, an addict
spends between Rs3,000 and Rs3,300 on drugs in
Pakistan.
Drug users in Pakistan:

13. Factors Responsible For Drug Abuse In
Pakistan:
Afghan war.
Poverty.
Unemployment.
Easy availability.
Organized gangs of drug mafia.
Corruption among the government .
Agencies responsible for checking smuggling.
Lucrative business.
Easy money.
Political instability, poor law and order situation and social
backwardness.

14. The use of drugs among the youth of Gilgit-Baltistan is increasing
alarmingly while Anti-Narcotics Force has totally failed to control the drug
pushers who are openly selling drugs in the region.
According to an estimate, more than 70 points in Gilgit are selling
Hashish, opium, alcohol and other drugs without any fear of the ANF
which seems to be unable or reluctant to take action against the sellers.
Drug pushers have set up their sale point in Jutial, Kashrote, Hospital
Chowk, Amphary, Basin, Majini Muhallah, Konodass, Danyor and some
other parts of Gilgit city.
The official sources said mainly drugs are stored in Jaglote, some 58 km
east of Gilgit, which are transported mainly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
and then supplied to rest of region from Jaglote. Jaglote, where Food
Department and Pakistan State Oil have bulk depots is home to truck
drivers and main dealers of drugs.
Gilgit Baltistan:- Drug addiction among youth
on the rise:

16. EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE:
Psychoactive drugs: change in conscious
awareness or perception…
Psychological dependency: person hunger after's
a drug…
Physiological addiction: body becomes
biochemically dependent on a drug…
Central nervous system drugs: remove social
reserves, release anxiety, impair judgment.
Include alcohol, barbiturates and minor
tranquilizers
Acceptance: greater doses are necessary to
produce the same effect…

17. Central nervous system stimulants: addiction
possible, moves concentration, insomnia, joy;
includes ,caffeine, nicotine and cocaine and its
byproducts (crack, freeze)
Hallucinogens: non-addicting; effects include
hallucinations, sense of timelessness & mystical
insights ; mescaline*
*mescaline: A drug ,that effects people’s minds & make them see or hear things that are not
really there.
Narcotics: highly addicting, acts as a painkiller,
joy; includes morphine, heroin.

18. EFFETS OF DRUG ADDICTIONS: