SHANGLA: The Bisham police on Sunday asked the management of hotels and guesthouses to register guests with the police through their online portal, and train their staff in doing so as well.

The directives came during a meeting attended by police officials and the management of Bisham hoteliers and guesthouses.

Police’s district security in-charge Itbar Khan, Bisham police station SHO Bakht Zahir Khan and members of the police’s information technology team were in attendance.

The IT team members informed the managerial staff of hotels and guesthouses about the use of online portal.

On the occasion, DSP Itbar Khan asked the hoteliers to ensure entries of their guests were made on daily basis. He said cases would be registered against those not abiding by the directive.

He said visitors, including foreigners, stayed at hotels and guesthouses in Bisham, and ensuring their security was job of the police.

HOUSE GUTTED: A five-room house was gutted in Shalmanu area of Chakesar tehsil on Saturday night. However, the inmates remained unhurt.

Chakesar police station SHO Fazal Elahi Khan told Dawn that the fire broke out in one of the rooms of the house owned by Faiz Mohammad Khan, and engulfed the entire building in no time. He said local people took four hours to put out the blaze.

He said police officials shifted the house inmates to a nearby house. The affected family demanded of the government to provide them with shelter and other essential items, and financial support in rebuilding the house.

Published in Dawn, April 15th, 2024