LAHORE:
Pakistan Railways will provide security to passengers and trains on the urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
A press release issued on Friday said all DSPs have been directed to ensure the security of passengers and trains. They have also been directed to monitor trains at the Lahore, Multan, Rohri, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Nawab Shah, Hyderabad, Kotri, Larkana, Dadu and Sehwan Sharif railway stations.
Bomb disposal officers will also monitor railway stations with the help of DPOs. Ticket examiners, conductor guards, and platform inspectors will check the luggage of passengers while permanent way inspectors monitor the track. PR divisional medical officers have been directed to install first aid camps at Sehwan Sharif station while the Karachi division superintendent will organise a camp for police and scouts to tackle any emergency situation. A Bomb Disposal Control and Emergency room has been established at Karachi Railways’ rest house.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 7th, 2012.
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seems funny that our railways will provide security to passengers .
Pakistan Railways will provide security to passengers???