CM reviews security plan for long march

Orders better policing, smooth coordination to ensure law and order

LAHORE:

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi presided over a high-level meeting at CMO today in which matters about the security arrangements of the long march, the route of the long march and the deployment of police force came under review.

The CM directed to ensure fool-proof security arrangements for the long march adding that special arrangements should be made to maintain the law and order situation on the whole route of the long march. He asserted to ensure implementation of the formulated security plan in letter and spirit, adding that the police and the administration should ensure the security of the lives and properties of the people.

He directed all the departments concerned to maintain a law and order situation under an excellent coordination mechanism adding that substitute arrangements should be made to maintain the smooth flow of traffic.

The CM directed the coordination committee to hold their meetings daily and steps should be taken from the perspective of the situation. He directed the officials to call for additional police force from the other cities forthwith and should be deputed on the routes.

He directed to continuously monitor the long march of the drone and CCTV cameras.

The chief minister directed to make food arrangements for the personnel of the police force being deputed on their duties adding that security arrangements should be further beefed up in sensitive areas.

“The participants of the long march will be provided fool-proof security and our foremost priority is to maintain law and order situation in the province,” he remarked.