LAHORE: A follow-up meeting regarding HBL PSL security arrangements was held under the chair of Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi at his office on Monday.
The meeting took a detailed review of security arrangements made for HBL PSL matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi while the CM directed linking the Rawalpindi cameras with Lahore’s Safe Cities Authority like Multan to enhance security coverage.
He noted that a 4-tier security fence would be created to ensure foolproof security arrangements for the matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi like Multan.
While ensuring security on the HBL PSL routes, the CM ordered that the duration of traffic stoppage should be kept to a minimum. An effective publicity campaign should be carried out to keep the citizens regularly aware of the alternative routes during the movement of the teams, he said.
While directing the effective monitoring of the security arrangements, he added that line departments should maintain the best coordination among themselves.
The CM was briefed that a parking facility would be provided for visitors at Gulberg College in Lahore and a shuttle service would run from the college to the stadium for disabled and elderly people.
Arrangements were being made to install lights along the entire route and the stadium and route would be monitored with the help of 160 cameras in Rawalpindi.
Provincial Ministers – Dr Javed Akram, Mansoor Qadir, Ibrahim Murad, Bilal Afzal, Amir Mir, IG police, ACS (Home), Addl IG (CTD), Addl IG (Special Branch), CCPO Lahore, MD Punjab Safe Cities Authority, commissioner Lahore, DIG (Ops) Lahore, Chief Traffic Officer Lahore and relevant officials attended the meeting while Multan and Rawalpindi commissioners, RPOs, CPOs, deputy commissioners, DPOs and CTOs participated through video link.
‘LG Minister meets PCB Chief’
Caretaker Punjab Minister for Local Government & Community Development (LGCD) Ibrahim Hasan Murad met Chairman Pakistan Cricket Control Board Najam Sethi here on Monday.
Administrative issues for organizing the Pakistan Super League (PSL) were discussed during the meeting.
Communications & Works Minister Bilal Afzal and Higher Education Minister Mansoor Qadir Shah were also present.
Ibrahim Hasan Murad assured the PCB Chairman that the Punjab government would fully cooperate with the PCB for making HBL PSL a success and memorable event. He said that Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi had formed a full-fledged ministerial committee for the success of HBL PSL which would keep close contact with the PCB.
