LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday said that the dream of economic progress could not be realized without maintaining peace in the society.
He said this while presiding over a meeting to review law and order situation in the province here. The pace of investigation into Anarkali Food Street bomb blast incident and overall law and order situation were discussed in the meeting.
The Chief Minister said that Pakistan was passing through a critical phase and facing the scourge of terrorism. However, he said, living nations counter all challenges with courage and determination and the same spirit will have to be adopted to put the country on the road to progress and development.
He said that no effort would be spared for the protection of life and property of the citizens and law enforcement agencies would have to perform their responsibilities with efficiency.
He said that nothing could be more important than maintenance of law and order and the menace of terrorism will have to be rooted out for progress and development of the country.
He said that the nation would foil the designs of terrorist elements with the force of unity.
He directed that law enforcement agencies must be on the same page to meet any emergency, adding police should remain fully alert to provide security cover to the masses and foolproof security arrangements should be ensured during Ramazan ul Mubarak.
He said that special arrangements should be made for security in Ramazan bazaars as well as at Nimaz-e-Taraveeh and Fajr.
He said that Shops and Security Ordinance should be strictly implemented. He said that special checking of hotels and inns should be carried out and police officers should ensure effective patrolling in their respective areas.
Shahbaz said that a vigorous media campaign should be launched for promoting awareness in the people about maintaining a watchful eye on suspicious elements and their surroundings and a plan should be evolved for this purpose.
While reviewing the pace of investigation into the tragic incident at Anarkali Food Street, the Chief Minister said that necessary resources would be provided to the police but it was the responsibility of police to deliver results.
He directed that the elements involved in Anarkali Food Street incident should be apprehended as early as possible.
Chief Secretary and Home Secretary gave a detailed briefing regarding overall security situation in the province while CCPO Lahore informed about the pace of investigation into Anarkali Food Street incident.
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