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KARACHI, Feb 7: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro instructed the authorities on Thursday for the deployment of policemen in plain clothes at various places and making the intelligence system more effective for prevention of crime in the province.
Presiding over a high-level meeting on law and order in the Governor’s House, he took serious notice of delay in the setting up of checkposts on the outskirts of Karachi for preventing vehicle theft, and asked the IG police to complete arrangements in this respect in consultation with the departments of finance, planning & development.
He also stressed the need to take steps for honouring dutiful policemen with awards, and observed that, instead of depending on the conventional procedure, new methods should be applied for achieving swift results.
The meeting decided to make integrated efforts for bringing the accused involved in heinous crimes to task, and emphasized that the investigation process be carried out in an efficient and transparent manner. Cases of those involved in heinous crimes should be tried in anti-terrorism courts.
The governor observed that law-abiding citizens would extend their cooperation for elimination of crime only when police would change its behaviour towards them. He also stressed the need to continue efforts to root out the menace of extortion.
As regards maintaining sanctity of mosques, preventing illegal use of loudspeakers and preventing distribution of inflammatory handbills at the gates of mosques, the authorities were asked to take effective steps to check these harmful activities.
The meeting was informed that a transparent procedure had been adopted for recruitment in police with monitoring by the community, elected representatives and journalists. The governor instructed the authorities that merit should be the only criterion for all recruitment.
The people were cautioned against touts and other corrupt elements who extorted on the promise of securing jobs. Such incidents should be brought to the knowledge of the home secretary or the IG Police.
WATER SHARE: Governor Mohammedmian Soomro said the 1991 Act pertaining to water apportionment among the provinces was still valid as a ministerial accord could not override an Act.
“This is our stand which has been accepted and that there is no problem,” he told reporters after the corporate excellence awards 2000 in a local hotel on Thursday evening.
“There would not be any problem in this respect,” Mr Soomro said.
He was of the view that there was no need to work out any new formula for sharing the water shortage, saying everything had been defined in the water accord.
The new formula could only be devised when all the parties sat together, and the matter was to be referred to the Council of Common Interest.
The governor said there was no need for any such exercise as everything had been defined in the water accord, and there was a need to implement it.
He said the water shortage problem had been there for the past two years, adding he was optimistic that this problem would be solved.—PPI/APP
