By Syed Sajid Aziz
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The Tannery Zone of the Korangi Industrial Area in Karachi
has become Pakistan’s first ever crime-free industrial zone on self-help basis.
This was stated by the Chairman of the Pakistan Tanners
Association (PTA) South Zone, Fawad Jawed, while talking to the association’s
members and office-bearers in a meeting held on June 12.
The PTA official remarked that quite a few incidents of
street crime and dacoity
were taking place in the Tannery Zone in the
recent past and the industrialists were extremely disturbed due to the
deteriorating law and order situation.
He informed that the PTA South Zone then finally resorted to
go for CPLC’s assisted system of surveillance, Neighbourhood Care, under which
the association started surveillance of the area with the initial budget of Rs
four million and purchased vehicles, motorbikes and hired private guards.
Fawad Jawed added that the area police and Rangers had fully
supported the PTA in its quest and provided patrolling and mobiles vans to
strengthen the CPLC-NC surveillance, revealing that the then DIG East had
provided 29 police personnel for the patrolling and established pickets at some
major arteries in the area while DG Rangers specially instructed the Rangers in
the area to fully assist PTA.
He was highly appreciative the role of the
Rangers in fostering peace in the area and the entire city. He lauded
the efforts of the Major General Rizwan Akhtar in improving the
city’s law and order situation.
He acknowledged
the endeavours of the Rangers to have
contributed to put the wheel of the
industry on track once again so
that the national economy continues to grow.
