Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday took a series of decisions to beef up the security of Pakistani prisoners lodged in different jails across the State.
Presiding over a high-level meeting of jails department here in the backdrop of the unfortunate attack on a Pakistani prisoner in Jammu, the Chief Minister directed the officers that foolproof arrangements should be made for the security of 50 Pakistani prisoners lodged in Punjab’s jails.
He said that these jails must be well-secured and special measures should be taken to ensure the safety of Pakistani nationals. Badal directed the officers to keep a strict vigil in the jails where Pakistani prisoners have been lodged.
In order to upgrade the security in jails for checking the supply of drugs in them, the Chief Minister also directed the Department to bring a proposal for installing modern equipment like X-ray machines and scanners besides using sniffer dogs to monitor the visitors entering the jail premises.