BQATI delegation meets Sindh Governor

A high Level delegation led by Mian Muhammad Ahmed, Patron-In-Chief/Founder President, Bin Qasim Association of Trade and Industry, Usman Ahmed, Founder Vice President, Shakil Ansari, Member Managing Committee and others members of Managing Committee of BQATI meet with the Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad at the Governor House, during which detail discussion was held on the increase in the street crime & industrialists kidnapping, which are on the rise in Bin Qasim Town & adjoining areas.
At the meeting Governor said that the government's attention was focused on providing a secure environment for enabling businessmen and traders to carry on their businesses without any fear.
He said that the Port Qasim Authority was providing better security facilities than other industrial areas.
Dr Ibad said that an effective security mechanism would be evolved with collective efforts of Rangers, police and the business community.
He said that a comprehensive traffic plan was being devised with the co-operation of the traffic-engineering bureau for ensuring smooth flow of traffic on highways.
Mian Muhammad Ahmed said here gangs of miscreants on motorcycles are engaged in holding up of cars at gun point and snatching mobile phones, wallets, laptops and other valuables from the drivers and passengers. Their modus operandi is to follow cars and at an appropriate moment hold them up at gun point and take away what ever valuables these passengers have.
These incidents have happened in an area starting from Quaidabad to Razaqabad as well as in Landhi Industrial area. These have become No Go areas for industrialist and common man. People are forced to pay Bhatta's to these gangsters. They carry out these activities in broad daylight.
Potential threats in the Area can be categorised as, Threat to Foreigners.
Numbers of foreigners, Japanese, European, Chinese and other foreigners working in the area have suffered at the hands of the criminals.
-- Bhatta Demand from Industrialist
-- Kidnapping of company personnel
-- Loss of or damage to company & Private Properties
-- Pay roll snatching
-- Harassment by criminals in the area
-- A number of persons have been killed and injured by these criminals
-- Incidents of car snatching have increased
SUGGESTIONS TO POLICE
-- Using Security Checkpoints in the problematic area between Quaidabad to T-Point of PQA & the internal link roads
-- Extensive patrolling by plan cloths police guards from Landhi to Memon Goth
-- Spot checking by uniformed security staff
-- Installation of Concealed CCTV cameras at key locations
-- Exclusive Police Mobiles & Police Guards for National Highway, this staff would not leave the highway under any circumstances.
-- Spot Checking by Police & CPLC
CCPO informed the delegation that Police would provide all the required support to the Industrialist of the area. CCPO also requested the delegation to report any crime in the area to TPO Bin Qasim who would be the contact person.
Mian Ahmed informed that Port Qasim Industrial Zone & Landhi Industrial Zone are the backbone of the Economy where major foreign direct investment is being done, Industries like Engro, Lotte, Indus motors, FFBL, Gamalux, Ali Industries, Kissan Oil, BOC etc operate in this area.
The industrial Zone of Port Qasim is spread around 12,000 acres where around 50,000 work forces are employed. At a time when industrial production needs to be boosted to help improve the economy, incidents like these will act as a serious deterrent to investors local as well as foreign.
We would appreciate if the above mentioned suggestions are implemented, we will achieve the mutual goal to keep this Industrial area safe and peaceful, which will attract local & foreign investors and will bring direct & indirect financial benefits to the area and nation.-PR