RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: Police Chief of Karachi, Ghulam Nabi Memon has advised the industrialists to come forward and help the police department by installing CCTV cameras in their respective industrial units to supplement the efforts being made by police department to improve law and order in the city.

Speaking at a meeting of North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), he said that the department is giving top priority to control law and order in industrial and commercial areas of the city as it provides livelihood not only to the city but to entire country.

He said that the police department has taken several steps for safety and security of industrialists and workers in this industrial estate.

He said that he is well aware of prevailing law and order condition in the city and making all possible efforts to proved conducive environment so that business community and general public should move freely and perform their business and other activates without fear.

Memon also announced intensified police patrolling in the area to apprehend criminals.

The traffic signals will be set up in the North Karachi Industrial Area to improve the traffic system. Police Chief directed SHO North Karachi Industrial Area to immediately take effective action to eliminate the encroachments in the industrial area.

Patron-in-Chief NKATI, Capt A Moiz Khan said that North Karachi Industrial Area is playing vital role in the economic development of Pakistan. Police should play their role in making this area crime-free. He requested for removal of roadside hotels.

President NKATI, Naseem Akhtar said that a crime monitoring cell has been set up to monitor the law and order situation in the North Karachi Industrial Area under which modern CCTV cameras will be installed. He requested for 50 police personnel to make Industrial Area crime-free.

He pointed out that the owners of roadside hotels have laid chairs on the roads, which not only causes traffic jams but delays the delivery of raw materials to industries and timely delivery of export goods to ports. All these hotels should be eliminated so as to protect the industrialists.

Chairman board of NKIDMC, Faraz Mirza said that criminals from Lyari river belt flee easily after criminal activities in the North Karachi industrial area, so a joint strategy should be devised between district central and east. Chief DMC, Farooq Khatora demanded to set up a driving license counter at NKATI to facilitate people of the area.