Security dynamic: Swabi DC calls for joint action

The DC says proper security arrangements will be introduced at all major colleges and schools in the district.

SWABI/ CHARSADDA:

Swabi DC Kamran Khan Afridi has urged the political leadership, social activists and members of civil society to join hands to maintain peace in the district.

He was speaking at a district peace committee meeting on Wednesday at District Council Hall in Shah Mansoor. Assistant commissioners, police officials and members of various jirgas attended the meeting.

The DC said proper security arrangements will be introduced at all major colleges and schools in the district. He pressed the administrations of schools and colleges to take a series of measures.

“They must ensure CCTV cameras are installed, boundary walls are raised and security is beefed up before December 31,” Afridi said.

According to the DC, a special committee formed by the district administration will inspect security arrangements at all educational institutes after the said date. Action will be taken against schools which fail to comply with the measures, he added.

Moreover, Afridi warned the residents of Swabi against renting shops and houses to Afghan refugees. “Renting any property to Afghan refugees is a crime as they are expected to shift to camps set up for them,” he said. “Residents should also take hold of shamilat (community) land occupied by Afghan refugees.”

According to Afridi, the barbaric attack on Army Public School in Peshawar has raised panic and alarm across the province and increased the need for foolproof security. “All members of society should work towards maintaining peace and security in the region,” he said.

Various members of the Swabi peace committee voiced satisfaction over the security situation in the district. They vowed to support the government and district administration in maintaining peace.

Meanwhile, Charsadda police has also asked all private schools in the district to hire armed security guards for the protection of their students and to avoid any untoward incidents. DSP Charsadda Circle Raza Khan and Charsadda city police SHO Ijaz Khan met the administrations of private schools on Wednesday. During the meeting, police officials directed them to make their schools’ boundary walls higher.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 25^th, 2014.