Security plan finalised for Windies tour

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Rao Sardar Ali Khan directed the officers concerned to use all available resources in providing foolproof security during the upcoming tour of the West Indies to Pakistan.

The IGP said security package adopted for the tour of the Australian cricket team will be employed during the upcoming tour. IG Punjab directed that VVIP security would be provided to the visiting team and match officials, while the convenience of players, match officials and cricket fans must be taken into consideration.

The IGP, while issuing the special task to City Police Officer Multan and Chief Traffic Officer, directed that an effective traffic management plan be formulated for the convenience of citizens and uninterrupted flow of traffic.

IG Punjab added that senior officers should regularly go into the field and monitor security and traffic arrangements, briefing on-duty personnel about the sensitivity of their duty so they may perform their duties diligently.

Additional IG South Punjab, RPO Multan and CPO Multan briefed the IG Punjab on security arrangements, stating that over 7,000 personnel would be on duty 24 hours a day for the three-match cricket series.

During the movement of cricket teams, 1,100 traffic police wardens, including lady wardens, will be on duty during the matches while three monitoring rooms and 350 CCTV cameras will be used for direct monitoring.

IG Punjab Khan directed that the number and duration of patrolling teams in the vicinity of players' hotels, stadiums and routes should be increased.

Accelerated search, sweep, combing and intelligence-based-operations were ordered, in addition to the checking and monitoring of entrances and exits to Multan city.

IG Punjab said that for the security and convenience of female citizens, lady police should be deployed so that they do not face any problem.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 8^th, 2022.