Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa expressed serious concerns over the law and order situation in the province on Friday and termed the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer, son of late governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, reflective of the poor state of law and order in the province.
Addressing a press conference at the Governor’s House, Latif Khosa however said despite the poor law and condition situation, the PPP would not let democracy derail in the country or the province.
He urged the provincial government to reconsider its policy and activate law enforcement agencies to check the increasing number of kidnapping incidents in the province. “Punjab governor is killed and his son is kidnapped in broad daylight despite the fact police check posts have been set up in every nook and corner of the city,” he said.
The was the failure of the provincial government earlier from Model Town a US citizen was kidnapped who has not yet been recovered and these incidents speak volumes of the law and order situation in the province, he added.
Just imagine the pain and sufferings of the relatives and family of the abducted young man, he said and hoped the chief minister would focus his attention on the poor law and order situation of the province instead of lecturing on peace and harmony in other province.
He said he had talked to the inspector general of the province and directed him to take all the necessary measures in recovering Shahbaz Taseer as soon as possible.
Khosa terms Taseer’s abduction failure of Punjab govt
