Counter urban terrorism training course for policemen concludes

KARACHI – The counter urban terrorism training of selected Sindh police personnel of various ranks – sub inspector, assistant sub inspectors, sergeants and constables – conducted by the Army, concluded at Malir Cantt on Monday. An ISPR press release said that the four-week intensive training course of a batch of 202 policemen was held under the auspices of Karachi Corps. The training included enhancement of skills in close quarter encounter, sniper firing, repelling, cordon and search and quick reaction responses in case of any eventuality. Corps Commander Lieutenant General Muhammad Zaheer ul Islam and senior army and police officers witnessed a mock exercise of counter urban terrorism by the newly-trained Quick Response Unit of the Sindh police.
The corps commander commended the agility, physical fitness and fighting skills of the trainees and eulogised the efforts of the Pakistan Army instructors in achieving splendid standards in a short span of time. He expressed hope that the spirit and dedication behind this joint training course would go a long way in improving synergy of all elements of law enforcement agencies for quick and effective response to a terrorist threat.He said that the high professional standards maintained by Pakistan Army are second to none and Sindh Police would continue to benefit from this experience.
“We all must join hands to eliminate the menace of terrorism from our society,” he added.Sindh Inspector General of Police Fayyaz Ahmed Laghari thanked the corps commander on behalf of the Sindh government for rendering the Pakistan Army’s state-of-the-art training facilities and highly professional services of the training staff.The training was the first of the four such intensive courses to be run by the army this year that are aimed at building the capacity of the Sindh police.
Earlier, the corps commander witnessed the final match of Army Football Championship 2011. After a tough match Karachi Zone defeated Rawalpindi Zone team. In the end, the chief guest awarded prizes to teams securing first, second and third positions in the tournament.