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‘SOS’ call from Chinese embassy in Islamabad keeps law enforcers on their toes
[DAWN] After receiving a SOS call from the embassy of China, which a police officer said was unjustified, the capital police, paramilitary troops and the army along with emergency and rescue officials reached the premises within minutes.However, we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by... once in the embassy located in Diplomatic Enclave, the law enforcement agencies were informed that the alarm had been sent out only to check the response time and preparedness of the departments. A senior police officer, who requested anonymity, was of the view that the embassy cannot check the response time and preparedness of the law enforcement agencies or send out such an alarm. "Panic buttons are installed in embassies to seek help in a disaster or emergency situation, not to check our preparations or performance," the officer maintained. Besides, he added, there was no need for checking the preparedness of the law enforcement agencies and the rescue department since a mock exercise had already been conducted in the Chinese embassy last month. Posted by: Fred 2019-01-26 |
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