Former President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Sindh government to draw up a comprehensive security plan for the schools and academic institutions throughout the province and in Karachi in particular to guard against any militant attack on them.
Spokesmen Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the former president gave these directions during a meeting in Bilawal House here on Friday evening on police emergency service in the fight against terrorism.
Zardari also called for strengthening police force by meeting its operational requirements in terms of equipment, vehicles and materials with focus on their welfare to keep them motivated.
He said that the police force was the first line of defence against militancy and praised the police personnel for their devotion and commitment to duty. The police personnel who laid down their lives or have been wounded in the fight are true national heroes and deserve recognition, he said.
Zardari directed the provincial finance minister who was present at the meeting to arrange resources to meet police department’s financial needs.
The PPP Co-Chairman directed the government and the police department to draw up a plan in consultation with the management of private and public academic institutions for providing foolproof security and requisition Rangers services for the purpose.
The meeting was attended by provincial chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Faryal Talpur MNA, Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah, Sherry Rehman vice president PPP, Chief Secretary and Inspector General Police Sindh besides senior government officials.
The former president also directed the authorities for early completion of the solid waste management projects in Karachi, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad and Sukkur.
The meeting was briefed about the plans already drawn up for Karachi, Benazirabad and Larkana. The former president directed that Sukkur should also be included in the master plan and the schemes completed in the shortest possible time. – APP
