PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Moazzam Jah Ansari on Friday visited the Suki Kinari Hydropower Project near Naran in Mansehra district, and assured that all possible measures would be taken to protect the Chinese engineers from any threat.

The IGP met with army officers and Chinese officials.

The project officials briefed him about the arrangements taken to protect the project and the workers from any terrorist attack.

IGP Ansari reiterated the government’s pledge to provide foolproof security to Chinese citizens living in Pakistan.

The IGP also met with the Pak Army officers stationed at the project.

The army’s commanding officer briefed the IGP about the progress on the power project and its security.

The IGP directed the police officers to remain in close contact with the Chinese to resolve their security-related issues.

The IGP also directed to install more CCTV cameras at the project site and to supervise all routes leading to it with the help of drone cameras.

Published in Dawn, July 24th, 2021

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