LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to ensure foolproof security arrangements on the occasion of Youm-e-Shahadat of Hazrat Ali.
He said that every step should be taken to ensure peace and protection of life and property of the people, adding that law enforcement agencies should remain fully vigilant and alert. He said that nothing is more important than law and order and all possible resources should be utilised for the purpose. And, processions on this day of mourning should be vigilantly monitored.
While issuing directions to the Punjab Cabinet Committee for Law & Order, the chief minister said that implementation of prescribed security plan should be ensured at every cost and police should work very diligently to foil the nefarious designs of the terror-spreading elements.
Similarly, strict security arrangements should be made to maintain law and order situation in the province. He said the law enforcement agencies should leave no stone unturned in the performance of their duties and all line departments should perform their duties by maintaining best coordination amongst them. He further directed officials to devise an effective monitoring mechanism under the security plan and added that every step should be taken to provide foolproof security to the people.
The cabinet committee should also ensure implementation of the code of conduct at every cost, he said.