Maintaining law, order top priority: KP CM

MINGORA: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah on Saturday said that maintaining law and order was top-most priority of his government and all possible measures would be taken to this end.

He was speaking at a briefing during his one-day visit to Swat district. The chief minister directed the divisional administration of Malakand Division to intensify efforts to further improve public service delivery and law and order in the region.

The chief minister directed the authorities concerned of police to carry out crack downs against drug dealers with special focus on the big fish. He also asked the authorities to work on improving the prosecution system so that punishment to people involved in the business of narcotics could be ensured. Arshad Hussain said that the police would further be strengthened in terms of equipment, arms and ammunition, adding that all the available resources would be provided on priority basis to equip the police force to enable them to deal with the challenges of the day effectively. The chief minister directed the authorities concerned to expedite work on the computerization of land record and settlement in the districts where it has been initiated, and to complete the process as soon as possible so that issues of land disputes in the regions are solved automatically.

Earlier, the chief minister inspected various public service delivery outlets including hospitals, police stations, drug addicts rehabilitation centres, etc. He took stock of the services and facilities being provided there. He issued necessary directives to the quarters concerned to further the service delivery system in these outlets to facilitate the public to the maximum. Later on, the chief minister chaired a meeting of the high ups of district administration at Commissioner Malakand office. Advisor to Caretaker Chief Minister Dr. Sarfraz Ali Shah, Inspector General Police Akhtar Hayat Khan, Commissioner Malakand Saqib Raza Aslam, Regional Police Officer Muhammad Ali, Deputy Commissioner Swat Dr. Qasim, Deputy Commissioner Malakand Shahid Khan and heads of all line departments attended the meeting. The Chief Minister was given a detailed briefing about the overall law and order situation, administrative matters, progress on the ongoing developmental schemes and related issues. The chief minister was given detailed briefing on the progress so far made on various ongoing developmental projects in Malakand Division including Swat Motorway Phase 2, Dir Expressway, Karakar Tunnel, Koto Hydro Power Project, Lawi Hydro Project, Gorkin Matiltan Hydro Power Project, etc.