Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has announced to launch three important rescue projects – Rescue 1122, lost persons helpline and first aid training to children – to ensure better rescue and relief in case of any disaster, eventuality or terrorists attack.
The governor announced this while addressing the launching ceremony of school safety programme (SSP) initiated by Pakistan Red Crescent Sindh at the Governor House.
A statement issued by the Governor House said that Provincial Minister for Education Nisar Ahmed Khoro, DG Rangers Maj General Bilal Akbar, Secretary General Pakistan Red Cross Dr Rizwan Naseer, Chairperson of Hilal-e-Ahmer Sindh Ms Farzanah Naek and Secretary Waseem were also present on the occasion.
The governor said that these projects would be very helpful in rescue efforts in case of any act of terrorism and would further strengthen and consolidate the rescue efforts. He said the security of educational institutions was need of the hour to ensure safety of students and teachers.
The governor said that terrorists sometimes attack educational institutions considering them a soft target. Despite these cruel and cowardly attacks, the students from all over country expressed immense courage and solidarity to defeat the nefarious designs of terrorists, he added.
Dr Ebad said that due to Zarb-e-Azb the terrorists had no place to hide and their armed forces had forced them to run. The Karachi operation had also eliminated terrorists, target killers, extortionists and kidnappers from the city and it was once again becoming city of lights and returning to its past glory, he added.
The governor lauded the school safety programne being launched by Pakistan Hilal-e-Ahmer Sindh and praised the contributions of Norwegian Red Cross in this regard.
He said philanthropists should also extend all possible help and assistance to make this programme a success and expand the same to colleges and universities. The governor also commended the schools participating in this programme and hoped that its scope would further be enhanced to other schools. Sindh Minister for Education Nisar Ahmed Khoro said that steps were being taken to beef up security and safety of government schools. He asked for help of Red Cross for preparing charts of requirements of schools with regards to fool proof security. Secretary General Pakistan Hilal-e-Ahmer Dr Rizwan Naseer highlighted various programmes being initiated by the PRC. He assured that it would launch various programmes in Sindh also.
Chairperson Sindh Hilal-e-Ahmer Ms Farzanah Naek informed that under this programme 200 schools would be trained in school safety measures. Vice President Sindh Hilal-e-Ahmer Sardar Yasin Malik thanked the governor for his continuous support for Sindh Hilal-e-Ahmer.
