LAHORE:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, Faisal Shahkar on Tuesday said that state guest
security would be provided to all players, ICC officials and other foreign staff during the
Pakistan England cricket series.
He directed that foolproof security and traffic management arrangements should be made
during the last three T20 matches held at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
The IG Punjab said that more than 8,000 officers and personnel would perform security
duties on the matches, while 24-hour monitoring of teams’ routes, hotels and Gaddafi
Stadium inside and outside would be done by safe city cameras.
He directed the Special Branch and CTD to take special measures for peaceful conduct
of cricket series. He gave a special task to CTO Lahore to maintain the uninterrupted
flow of traffic during the matches and said that additional wardens and personnel should
be appointed to maintain the flow of traffic.
Faisal Shahkar directed that best arrangements be ensured with the district administration
for parking of cricket fans and transportation to the stadium. He emphasized that the security
and convenience of fans coming from other cities to watch cricket matches should be kept
in mind while transportation in the vicinity of hotels, stadiums and routes should not be
closed unnecessarily.
The IG Punjab directed that search, sweep, combing and intelligence-based operations
be continued on a daily basis in the vicinity of hotel and stadium by accelerating countermeasures.
He issued these directions while presiding over a meeting held at the Punjab Safe City Authority
regarding Pak-England cricket matches.
During the meeting, CCPO Lahore, DIG Operations Lahore and SSP Operations briefed about
security arrangements.
The IG Punjab said the best arrangements should be made for cricket matches following the
security arrangements of PSL and Pak Australia matches under a comprehensive strategy
so that citizens could enjoy the cricket series matches in a peaceful environment.