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ISSUP Pakistan Chapter, in Collaboration with Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Abuse
Prevention), M A Jinnah Foundation, Sialkot and New Life Rehab Center (For Drug Abuse Prevention,
Treatment & Rehabilitation), Sialkot, organised an awareness raising seminar at Unique School, Sialkot.

Youth Forum Pakistan and Ehsas For Life Organization (Regd), Lahore Organizsed a meeting with ISSUP
Members and with Youth Forum Pakistan’s Team Lahore. The aim of the meeting was to discuss and assign responsilbolities for National Youth Convention and Anti Drug Painting Competition.

Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, President ISSUP Pakistan, along with Ms. Saima Asghar, Director of ISSUP Pakistan,
Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Director ISSUP Pakistan, and Mr. Muhmmad Aslam, President M A Jinnah Foundation,
visited Nishan Rehab Islamabad. They were welcomed by Dr. Talat Habib, CEO Nishan Rehab, Islamabad, Member advisory Board Youth Forum Pakistan and his Team and had a meeting to organise UTC Trainings in other Cities of Pakistan.

Mr. Shafique Anwar, Clinical Psychologist & CEO of the Subhan Medical Centre, organised an Inauguration Ceremony to establish a new treatment facility at Bani Gala, Islamabad. The name of the new centre is ‘’Dr. Rehab Clinic International’’ and the aim of the project is to provide a SUD Treatment and Rehabilitation facility as well as a place for Youth Forum Pakistan’s Team Islamabad to hold meetings. 

In these tough times, we, as ISSUP Pakistan Chapter, have started efforts to help the real heroes of Pakistan, our Doctors, Nurses, medical staff and especially Sanitary Workers, to provide them PPE Suits to fight against Coronavirus.

Ms. Saima Asghar said, "We, as ISSUP Pakistan, have been in contact with our medical community regarding their requirements", she added, “These suits are in line with their specifications as well.”

In these troubling times, when the whole world is fighting the deadly coronavirus pandemic, ISSUP Pakistan, under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, President ISSUP Pakistan, along with  Ms. Saima Asghar, Director ISSUP Pakistan, Mr.

Ehsas For Life (NGO), Lahore in collaboration with ISSUP Pakistan Chapter, Youth Forum Pakistan (For Dug Abuse Prevention), M A Jinnah Foundation, (Regd), Sialkot and Nishan Rehab Islamabab jointly organized a one-day training workshop on Basic Counselling Skills for Addiction Treatment Professionals in Pakistan at the AFHOS Club in Lahore.

A one-day training workshop on Neuro-Linguistic Programming used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and Substance Use Disorder was organized by ESPERANCE with the collaboration of ISSUP Pakistan and UMMAH Foundation at Hotel Ambassador in Lahore.

New Life Rehab Centre (For Drug Addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation) in collaboration with M.A Jinnah Foundation (Regd) organized an event at Standard College of Commerce in Sialkot. The program was based on awareness raising against substance use disorders among youth. The basic objective of this event was to teach students and the young generation about the harmful effects of substance use disorders on our society. For this purpose Ms. Saira and Ms.

Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, President ISSUP Pakistan, in collaboration with Local NGOs and Stakeholders and by following the guidelines of the District Health Care Authority of Sialkot established a 100 Bed Facility to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the Divisional Public School in Daska-Sialkot.