LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, Friday, expressed
serious concerns over the law and order situation in the province and
termed the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer, son of the late governor of
Punjab Salman Taseer, reflective of the poor state of law and order in
the province.
Addressing a press conference at the Governor’s
House Latif Khosa however said despite the poor law and condition
situation, the PPP would not let democracy derail in the country or the
province.
He urged the provincial government to reconsider its
policy and activate law enforcement agencies to check the increasing
number of kidnapping incidents in the province. “Punjab governor is
killed and his son is kidnapped in broad daylight despite the fact
police check posts have been set up in every nook and corner of the
city,” he said.
The is the failure of the provincial government
earlier from Model Town a US citizen was kidnapped who has not yet been
recovered and these incidents speak volumes of the law and order
situation in the province, said a visibly agitated governor.
Just
imagine the pain and sufferings of the relatives and family of the
abducted young man, he said and hoped the chief minister would focus
his attention on the poor law and order situation of the province
instead of lecturing on peace and harmony in other province.
He
said he had talked to Inspector General of the province and directed
him to take all the necessary measures in recovering Shahbaz Taseer as
soon as possible. “For us, the entire leadership and workers of the
PPP, life of our dear Salman Taseer’s son is very important and we
would love to see him back as early as possible,” he said.
About
PPP policy of reconciliation, he said he had done everything for
reconciliation in the province. “I even went to Jati Umra, Raiwind, but
everyone knows what they said in return,” he said. “Under Article 131
of the Constitution, it is the duty of the provincial government to
keep the Governor updated who is the constitutional head of the
province.
Governor is the part of the provincial assembly and I
have tried my best to take the provincial government along but no
reciprocate step was taken from their side, he said.to a question, he
regretted the Supreme on one hand intervened and got a ranger convicted
within two months but sentence against the killer of Salman Taseer who
has confessed having killed the governor is still awaited. Online
