ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for information Pervaiz Rashid on Tuesday rejected the impression that police are not fulfilling their responsibilities regarding maintenance of law and order.
His statement came in response to objections raised about the performance of police personnel during Monday’s Islamabad court attack by militants. The interior secretary told the Supreme Court earlier in the day that 47 policemen were on duty at the time of the incident out of 66 policemen normally posted at the court which was attacked.
However, according to reports, the attack lasted around 30 minutes before police arrived to handle the situation.
Talking to media representatives in Islamabad on Tuesday, the information minister said that the security forces and police have saved precious lives on several occasions by taking timely actions.
The information minister said that 50 bomb disposal vehicles are being imported as part of measures to foil terror attacks. He said that five such vehicles have already reached the country.
