All CPEC projects safe: Balochistan police chief

Lasbela: Inspector General of Balochistan Police (IGP) Abdul Khaliq Shaikh has said that all the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects were safe and being protected by the police.

Talking to the delegation of industrialists who called on him during his visit to the Hub town of Lasbela district, IGP maintained that the police were committed to ensuring foolproof security for the citizen.

“Police is providing security to all ongoing uplift projects including CPEC. The provision of security to the business community is among the top priorities of the law enforcement agency,” he stated, according to an official statement.

The delegation of the industrialists on the occasion expressed concern over the prevailing law and order situation in the Hub.

They called upon the installation of cameras and devising a concerted strategy to overcome the rising challenge of law and order.

The IGP assured them of taking all possible steps to maintain peace in the industrial hub of the province.

Earlier, he inaugurated the newly-constructed building of Police Station Beirut. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Qalat Parvez Khan briefed him on the law and order situation.

Deputy Commissioner Hub Zahid Khan, Assistant Commissioner Hub Syed Samiullah and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hub Murad Khan were also present on the occasion.