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. 2017 Aug 2;8:504. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00504

Table 1.

The ratio of population: drug enforcement officer in Pakistan.

Provinces/Territories Population (million) Number of drug enforcement officer (full time) in 2017 Ratio population: officer Difference in actual and WHO recommended ratio (times)
Baluchistan 7.9 PDIs* 57 136,448:1 68.2
FIDs** 01
Punjab 101.1 PDIs 159 604,790:1 302.3
FIDs 08
Sindh 42.4 PDIs 27 1,211,428:1 605.7
FIDs 08
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 28.2 PDIs 27 1,000,000:1 500
FIDs 01
Gilgit–Baltistan 1.8 PDIs 08 200,000:1 100
FIDs 01
FATA 3.2 PDIs (Nil)*** Nil
FIDs (Nil)
Azad Kashmir 4.6 PDIs 08 507,777:1 253.8
FID 01
Islamabad Capital Territory 1.15 PDI 01 287,500:1 143.7
FIDs 03
*

Provincial Drug Inspectors.

**

Federal Inspector of Drugs.

***

Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Drug inspectors (Total of seven appointments under process).