IG forms committees for security to the national leaders

Lahore: In order to maintain, peace, law and order, and to provide security cover to the national leaders, important personalities, and international journalists during the Elections 2013 across the Punjab province, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, Aftab Sultan, has constituted various special committees.

The committees will monitor the security situation round-the-clock by ensuring proper contacts among different security, intelligence, and law enforcing agencies.

The Provincial Intelligence and Security committee comprises 11 members headed by Additional-IG Punjab. Commandant PC, Additional-IG Special Branch, Additional-IG (CTD), DIG Operations Punjab, Additional Home Secretary Punjab, and representative of Intelligence Bureau, ISI , MI , and DG Rescue-1122, and DG Civil Defense are members of the committee.

This committee would report to the IGP about the security and intelligence related issues involving national leaders, important personalities, and international journalists in the province.
The Regional Intelligence and Security committee comprises 8 members headed by the RPO concerned.

The DPOs, SPs of Special Branch and CTD, and a representative of divisional administration, Intelligence Bureau, ISI , MI , divisional head of the Rescue-1122, and divisional head of Civil Defense would be the members of the committee.

The committees would not only share intelligence with the security committees on regular basis but also actively work on the threat assessments. The committees are also bound to properly implement the code of conduct of the Election Commission of Pakistan for the Elections 2013. In the light of the Master Plan, it will be the responsibility of the committees to review security plan.

The District Intelligence and Operational committees headed the DPO concerned would also be established in each district. The SP Headquarters in each district, SDPOs, and a representative of district administration, Intelligence Bureau, ISI , MI , Rescue-1122, and Civil Defense would be the members of the committee. The committees would not only share intelligence with the security committees on regular basis but also actively work on threat assessments. The committees are also bound to properly implement the code of conduct of the Election Commission of Pakistan of the Elections 2013.

In the light of the Master Plan, it will be the responsibility of the committees to review security plan.