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Educational institutions must comply with govt instructions: CM

Staff Report

LAHORE: All educational institutions are bound to make security arrangements in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the government and action will be taken against institutions that fail to comply with these instructions, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday.

He was reviewing the security arrangements at educational institutions in a high-level meeting at the CM’s Secretariat. The meeting decided that special teams comprising the provincial ministers and senior officers would check security arrangements at schools, while the Civil Defence Department would be activated again. It also decided that special committees would be formed at the local level to maintain law and order and eliminate terrorism. Similarly, community policing would be promoted to check suspicious elements.

It was decided that heads of educational institutions would have to ensure ample security at campuses by issuing a certificate to police and the administration.

The CM said the government had utilised all its resources to fight terrorism, besides undertaking the capacity building of law-enforcement agencies to safeguard the life and property of citizens. He said all educational institutions had been reopened in the province and now the schools’ administrations were responsible for maintaining foolproof security at campuses.

Also on Monday, Shahbaz signed an agreement with a Chinese company to complete the Lahore Ring Road and the Rawalpindi Expressway projects, saying both the projects were pivotal for country’s progress.

He was talking to a delegation of the China State Construction and Engineering Company led by its Overseas Department Vice President Wang Li. The meeting discussed possible cooperation in various projects. The CM said Pakistan and China enjoyed friendly relations and the latter has always helped Pakistan’s progress and development.

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