Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a high-level meeting to review the law and order situation here on Friday. The meeting strongly condemned the Raiwind blast and paid tributes to great sacrifices of police officials and other martyrs. It also prayed for the departed souls. Interim report on the Raiwind blast and security of PSL matches to be held in Lahore was also presented in the meeting.
On the occasion, Shahbaz Sharif issued special instructions with regard to security arrangements and said that peaceful and safe holding of PSL matches be ensured. "The enthusiasts will get a chance to witness best cricket in Lahore. International cricket is being revived in Pakistan," he added.
He said that foolproof security should be provided to the players and expressed the satisfaction that due to the efforts and sacrifices of Pak army, police and other law enforcement agencies, the incidents of terrorism have been sufficiently decreased. He said that Raiwind blast is a brutal conspiracy to destabilize the country.
"The sacrifices of police officials and other martyrs, who have lost their lives in this attack, will not go wasted as all of our sympathies are with the bereaved families. Foolproof security arrangements for PSL matches will be ensured at every cost," he added. The Chief Minister directed that security and other arrangements for the matches should be better than the last year. "Best arrangements should be ensured inside as well as outside the stadium and the cabinet committee should personally supervise every step made in this regard," he added.
Provincial Ministers Rana Sanaullah, Mian Mujtaba Shuja-Ur-Rehman, Ayub Gandhi, Bilal Yasin, Jehangir Khanzada, Kh. Imran Nazir, Chairman PCB Najam Sethi, Chief Secretary, ACS (Home), IG Police, Secretaries of the concerned departments and other officials attended the meeting.
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