CM orders completion of Islamkot airport, foolproof security to Chinese working on CPEC projects

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed police department to provide adequate security to the Chinese working on CPEC projects and install jammers in their vehicles when they travel from one to another place.

This he said while presiding over a meeting on Chinese Security working on CPEC and non-CPEC projects in the province, said a statement issued here on Tuesday.

The meeting was attended by the Consul General of China in Karachi, Secretary Home, Principal Secretary to CM, Additional IG Karachi and others.

The chief minister said that there are overall nine CPEC projects in Sindh out of them work on seven projects is in progress where 3044 Chinese are working.

Home Secretary Qazi Shahid Parvez briefing the chief minister said that seven security headquarters of each project with a 3044 well trained police force have been deployed there for the security of Chinese. Adding that Pakistan Army leads in their security apparatus.

He said that eighth project of NTDC Transmission line from Matirai to Lahore has been launched where 15 Chinese were engaged and they have been provided with 65 personnel for security.

Additional IG Karachi Mushtaq Maher, on the occasion, said that with the approval of the Chief Minister Sindh police have raised a Special Protection Unit (SPU) to maintain an effective security response and to avert any threat to Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects.

Adding that the total sanctioned strength of SPU is 2662 against which 1349 are working while 1313 posts are vacant for which recruitment process is in progress.

The chief minister said that CPEC is the life line for the national economy therefore the projects launched under it must be given ownership by each and every individual living in the province.

There are some unscrupulous elements who were against the development and creating problems but they would never succeed, he added.