Karachi: Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that, during his visit to the FPCCI Head Office in Karachi on Tuesday, Brig. Haris Nawaz (Retd.), caretaker provincial interior minister for Sindh, has assured that his ministry will strive to improve the law & order situation in the province quickly; grabbed precious lands of the business community freed; safe city projects for Karachi completed in under 2 years; street crime will be curtailed to the minimum possible level; menace of narcotics will be taken head on and an active liaison will be set up with trade & industry to make Karachi drive growth for the entire country.
Mr. Muhammad Suleman Chawla, SVP FPCCI, proposed that the business community should be taken on board through the formation of an effective committee between the representatives of the ministry and the business community. It is imperative that the masses be made aware of the progress the interior ministry is pushing to get the community’s support for the police – making it effective & sustainable, he added.
Mr. Shaukat Omerson, VP FPCCI, demanded that CPLC should be fully reactivated to promote community policing; and, that the general public should be assured of the safety of their vehicles as in these times of crisis, inflation, and unemployment, vehicles are one of the most critical assets of the general public.
Engr. M. A. Jabbar, VP of FPCCI, maintained that people who do not need security or those who can afford their own security should immediately be made to surrender their police security with immediate effect. He added that the traffic police personnel on the roads should be provided with basic human needs like umbrellas and water; so that, they can perform their duties with dignity.
Mr. Shabbir Mansha, VP FPCCI, proposed that, on the lines of many civilized countries, there should be so much trust between police and other law enforcement agencies that most complaints and grievances should be addressed then & there – without wasting time, resources, and efforts to go to various legal forums.
Mr. Abdul Wahab G. M., Convener of FPCCI’s Central Standing Committee on Law & Justice, maintained that the prevalence of drugs and encroachment have become the most significant issues for the city and need the immediate attention of the caretaker interior minister.
Brig. Haris Nawaz (Retd.), caretaker provincial interior minister for Sindh, assured a number of steps would be taken with full resolve: (i) the government is fully committed to making Karachi a business-friendly city (ii) economic & commercial activities will be provided with the required security protection which is missing swiftly (iii) Karachi will be once again enabled to drive growth in the entire country (iv) raids will continue on drug peddlers and our educational institutions will be secured (v) crackdown on illegal dollar trading will continue (vi) smuggling will be stopped at every level (vii) elections will be held as and when announced by the election commission in a peaceful environment.
