Foolproof security arrangements made for medical entry test

Foolproof security arrangements would be made for the medical entry test to be held on Sept 23.
The centers for medical entrance test had been established in Govt. Post Graduate College for Women Satellite Town, Govt. College for Boys Satellite Town, Siddique Public School 6th Road and Ideal Cambridge School 6th Road.
Walk through gates would also be installed on the entry points of each centre.
Waiting halls would be established in each center for the people accompanying the candidates where they would be provided with proper drinking water and sitting facilities.
This was decided in a meeting held here under the chairmanship of District Coordination Officer (DCO) Rawalpindi Saqib Zafar to review the arrangements. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Operation Dr. Akhter Abbas, ADC (G) Saif Anwar Jappah, EDO MS Imtiaz Ahmed Malik, Director Colleges Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, EDO Education Qazi Zahoor Ul Haq and other officials were also present in the meeting.
SSP Operations informed the meeting that the required police officials would be deployed for the security arrangements in all the centers and a comprehensive security plan was being prepared in this connection. All roads adjoining the entry tests venues would be blocked for any sort of traffic and no vehicular traffic would be allowed to go ahead on these roads including the vehicles of students and their attendants for security purpose.
DCO Saqib Zafar directed the Director Colleges to contact Higher Education Commission (HEC) to find out the requirements of the examination staff. He said that if the teachers and professors of the education department of Rawalpindi district were required then they should be deployed for the duty.
He also directed that the direction banners for the guidance of candidates should also be placed on the main roads and at other important points. It was decided in the meeting that information counters would be established in each examination centre where the students would be guided about their roll numbers and the centre.
A bus shuttle service would also be provided to the students to reach the examination centre on time and with ease.