Karachi: Additional Inspector General of Police Karachi, Javed Alam Odho has assured the industrialists of the site industrial area to implement effective security measures, said that the Safe City project will be inaugurated in Karachi very soon, the main office of which will consist of a 10-storey building. The Police system to shift on smart card system, besides ordering body cams for the police. No SHO in Karachi will patrol without a body cap camera, while patrolling vehicles equipped with modern cameras are starting from South Zone, police patrol vans have been arranged at a cost of 3 million for this purpose.
He said this while addressing the meeting on the occasion of his visit to Site Association of Industry. Site Association Patron General Zubair Motiwala, Chief Coordinator Saleem Parekh, President Riaz Uddin, KCCI President Tariq Yusuf, SVP SITE Abdul Qadir Bilwani, Vice President Muhammad Hussain Mossani and members were present in the meeting.
Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho said that street crimes have increased across the city, especially in the industrial areas. He said that to ensure the establishment of peace on a permanent basis, consultations are being made with business community and their suggestions are actively being considered and implemented.
While giving instructions to the team against the encroachers mafia in the industrial areas, the Additional IG Karachi said that we are also ready for action against the occupation mafia in the industrial areas. The effects of the ongoing economic crisis in the country are affecting the industrial areas, while increasing unemployment may worsen the law and order situation.
He assured the industrialists that Karachi Police will not allow the same situation to happen again in 2013-2014. The investigation of attack on businessman Muhammad Lakhani will soon reach its logical conclusion. On this occasion, he also announced the appointment on the post of SP site which position was vacant since 2 years.
Patron-in-Chief SITE association, Zubair Motiwala, while appealing to the Additional IG Police Karachi to provide security to the business community, said that we are ready to help the police in establishing peace and order. Sindh government should implement the plans to make Karachi a safe city.
Riazuddin, President SITE Association, called the attention of Additional IG Police Karachi Javed Alam Odho to the worsening law and order situation in SITE Industrial Area, especially the attacks on industrialists and free acts of street crime. He demanded that the country’s economy the life and property of the business community, which is the engine, should be ensured
“SITE industrial area provide direct livelihood to 5 lakh families and if industries closed down due to economic or law and order situation then the livelihood of millions of families will go not jeopardy.
Riaz Uddin also demanded the early implementation of the Safe City project and fool-proof security measures in the site area and genuine action against encroachments.
