Still vulnerable : FIRs registered against 70 soft targets
Police registered more than 70 FIRs against government schools, offices, private hostels and other buildings in the city for their lack of security Thursday evening.
FIRs were registered against Government Girls Primary School Postal Colony, Banamarhi, Government Primary School Garhi Qamardin, Government Girls Primary School Irrigation Colony, among others.
Dozens of private and international companies’ offices were also booked across the city including the Daewoo Bus Stand, Mobilink in Gulbahar, World Food Programme and others. Similarly, police registered FIRs against the administration of private hostels on University Road and other parts of the city.
It was for the first time since the Army Public School Peshawar massacre in December 2014 that police launched a large-scale security review of government institutions. It was revealed these entities were vulnerable to any attack despite some security measures taken in the past.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 23rd, 2016.