NWFP asked to boost security of foreigners

Source: Dawn, February 16, 2008

PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The federal interior ministry has asked the provincial government to
make foolproof arrangements for security of the people associated with multinational companies, especially foreign staff.

but y??? do they have more rights than pakistani citizens? when the pakistani citizens are not 'eligible' to enjoy secure life then y is the govt wasting its resources in providing this 'luxury' to foreigners... I must repeat mush's slogan 'Pakistan First' here... under the light of this slogan the govt's 1st priority shld b security of pakistan n its citizens n then rest of the world i guess...

Full story follows:

“A letter sent from the prime minister’s secretariat last week to the provincial government
has asked the NWFP home secretary and inspector-general of police to constitute a special security squad to safeguard installations of foreign investors and their workers,” sources in
the police department told Dawn.

Such directives have been issued to the four provincial and Azad Jammu and Kashmir governments in view of a letter sent to the federal government a fortnight ago by representatives of multinational companies.The letter, the sources said, stated that
the fast deteriorating law and order situation and threats to the foreign staff of multinational
firms and companies was a source of immense concern for  them.

The Frontier province, they said, was the area of gravest concern for the investors due to the
spate of suicide attacks and bomb explosions.

The letter said the foreign staff of the multinational companies and industrial units faced
difficulties in their movements in the country due to which their businesses could suffer. It urged the government to improve security arrangements for the staff of the multinational companies and firms so they could move freely and visit their outlets across the country without any fear.

“We have asked all police stations to provide security to outlets of multinational ventures in
their respective jurisdictions according to the government’s directives,” said a police official.
Quoting the letter, he said the foreign investors had also warned the government of stopping investment in the country if their security was not beefed up immediately.

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