Mirwaiz backs drug crackdown but blasts policymakers with a law and order prism warning

He questions alcohol expansion even as drugs are targeted

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq praised the administration’s drug abuse crackdown but warned it may be trapped in a “law and order prism.” He argued arrests alone won’t solve addiction, urging broader action amid youth stress from conflict and limited opportunities. He also questioned expanding alcohol sales during the fight against drugs, calling for an alcohol ban and reopening educational institutions.