Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that last year he had vowed to organize Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Karachi and now he has kept his promise, therefore all the concerned agencies, institutions and people of Karachi have to work together to make the event memorable and historic
KARACHI,(Pakistan Point News - 09th Feb, 2018 ) : Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that last year he had vowed to organize Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Karachi and now he has kept his promise, therefore all the concerned agencies, institutions and people of Karachi have to work together to make the event memorable and historic. This he said while presiding over a meeting to review arrangements for forthcoming PSL final match in Karachi.
The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Home, Health Local Government, Sports, Chief Secretary, DG Rangers, IG Police, Principal Secretary to CM, Commissioner Karachi, Secretary Health Secretary Home Secretary sports Secretary LG IGP Sindh Mayor Karachi, Commissioner Karachi, Additional IG Karachi, Representatives of all the intelligence agencies, representatives of PCB, General manager National stadium and other concerned. The chief minister giving guidelines said that there should be close coordination between stakeholders and there should be integration of all security related departments and agencies.
“I have already issued directives for provision of civic facilities,” he said and emphasized on the need of public convenience, beautification and festivity kind of atmosphere in the city. The IG Police, AD Khowaja told the chief minister that he had sent a team to Lahore to observe the security arrangements for international cricket match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on October 29, 2017. The same security model with some improvements is being implemented here.
The chief minister constituted different committees and assigned them the task. The Executive committee headed by Chief Secretary would make over all monitoring. There should also be Intelligence/Security Committee and Civic Issues related Committee. The security committee included police, rangers, army and intelligence agencies officers. They would share their intelligence reports among themselves on daily basis. He directed the civic agency which is under local government minister and Mayor Karachi would make arrangements for provision of lighting, drinking water, parking sites, cleanliness and also arrange medical facilities.
The meeting decided that there would be aerial surveillance by helicopters being provided by Corps Commander Karachi. The commandoes would be deployed around the stadium and the police would take control inside the stadium. The chief minister directed Secretary Health to talk to Aga Khan Hospital and Liaquat National Hospital for providing special health services, in case of need. The chief minister directed the IG police to identify and declare alternate traffic routes for public convenience.
“We have facilitated each and every person who want to witness the match at stadium,” he said. The chief minister was told that there was capacity of 40,000 spectators in the stadium. It would be a big event in terms of public audience. The law enforcement agencies would make full dress rehearsal on February 11 at 10 am. The chief minister decided to convene another meeting on February 14 to review security arrangement.
