Mock counter-terror exercise conducted
Centre to dispense speedy and effective response to public disorder and security threats. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
A mock exercise was conducted at the Central Police Office to check security arrangements.
Teams from SPU, Elite Force, Special Branch, Dolphin, Traffic Police and the Bomb Disposal Squad participated in the exercise. In addition to securing sensitive offices, personnel were taken to a safe room and evacuation was practiced safely. The mock drills aimed to improve security at sensitive and high-profile police offices.
During the mock exercise, an alleged terrorist attack on the CPO building was thwarted in a timely manner and SPU personnel on security showed their response according to the SOPs.
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Emergency services, the Bomb Disposal Squad, teams of Traffic Police, Civil Defense and other intelligence agencies carried out their operations at the scene as per devised SOPs. Demonstrations were also held after the slain terrorist was handed over to the police and injured employees were rushed to hospital for immediate medical aid.
A Punjab spokesperson for the police said that mock exercise sessions are conducted regularly to assess the security of sensitive and high profile police officers and improve it accordingly.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 29th, 2022.