At the direction of IG Punjab, Central Police Office conducts mock exercise at night to check security arrangements.
Practices were made to thwart the terrorist attack with timely action and safe evacuation of officers and personnel.
The purpose of the security exercises is to review the security arrangements of sensitive and high profile police offices. Punjab Police Spokesperson
Such exercises help the security personnel to be ready for timely action in case of emergency. Punjab Police Spokesperson
On the instructions of Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan, a mock exercise was conducted at the Central Police Office to check the security arrangements at night in which the Special Protection Unit, Elite Force and Punjab Police personnel participated. The personnel involved in mock exercise demonstrated the emergency response in case of any possible terrorist attack at night. As per devised SOPs, timely action not only thwarted the mock terrorist attack but also security teams safely rescued the officers and officials and took them to safer place from the Central Police Office building. The personnel involved in the mock exercise also demonstrated to bring terrorist to a logical end and take the injured to hospital without any delay for providing medical aid. Spokesperson Punjab Police said that on the direction of IG Punjab, mock exercise sessions are being carried out regularly to review the security arrangements of sensitive offices in all the districts of the province. In this regard, security arrangements of CPO has been inspected at night. Spokesperson Punjab Police said that such exercises help the security personnel to be ready for full action in case of emergency and they will be conducted in future also. Punjab Police spokesperson further said that the mock exercise was conducted by a contingent of Special Protection Unit which is carrying out security duties of foreign nationals, sensitive installations and other important places in the province. DSP Security, CPO and other officers were present on the occasion.
(Handout No. 160)
Osama Mehmood
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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