Sindh police, FPCCI join hands to boost business security

Business community member will be nominated to liaise with police on law and order issues

KARACHI:

Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon has agreed to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FPCCI) request to appoint a focal person from the business community to oversee law and order matters, aimed at facilitating and protecting economic activities and investments in the province.

"Sindh IG Police Ghulam Nabi Memon has agreed to the principled demand of the FPCCI to nominate a focal person from the business community for law and order to facilitate and protect economic activities and investments in the province," read a statement issued by the FPCCI.

He said this after visiting the FPCCI with other officers of the force. It was aimed at forging liaison with the business community, giving them a sense of security, and answering their apprehensions vis-à-vis law and order.

Memon informed the high-profile gathering of trade and industry that crime is declining in the city as fatal or injury-related street crimes or robberies have decreased from 2.5 per day on an average in January 2024 to less than 1 in September 2024.

He invited the FPCCI president and his delegation to the police headquarters to present them with the statistics on crimes, technology adoption measures, and avenues for cooperation between the police and business community.

FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh demanded that the safe city project for Karachi needs to be expedited to address the burning issue of street crimes and bring Karachi at par with other economically significant cities of the world where domestic and international investors feel secure to establish industries.

Former Citizens Police Liaison Committee chief Ahmed Chinoy elaborated that police constables discharge their duties without proper protective gear, transportation facilities and other basic human necessities, hence, it is unfair and impractical to expect them to demonstrate their top performance in those circumstances.

They should be treated at par with other agencies to enable them to fight crime with the full capabilities and functionalities of a modern law enforcement institute, he added.