Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Amir Jan chaired a high-level meeting in connection with upcoming Pakistan-England three T20 matches at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan, Chief Security Officer SBP Col (retd) Shabbir, PCB officials Usman Wahla and Brig Jahangir, Additional Commissioner Lahore, DG Protocol, DC Lahore, AC Model Town Sonia Sadaf, SP Hasan, Punjab Safe City Authority official M Asim and other officials were also present on the occasion.
The officials of district administration, Lahore police, traffic police, PHA, Protocol, Wasa, LWMC, MCL, Rescue-1122, health and security agencies also participated in the meeting.
Prior to meeting, Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Amir Jan also had a detailed discussion with Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi at his office.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pak-England 3 T20 matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium from September 28 to October 2, 2022.
A detailed briefing was given to Commissioner Lahore on all arrangements such as security measures, cleanliness, rescue, traffic and parking etc.
Addressing the meeting, Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Amir Jan directed the officers concerned to facilitate the cricket fans and simplify the ticket checking process outside the stadium. He instructed the security agencies to check the installation of lights on the routes and around the stadium. “More than 8,000 police personnel will ensure the security of both teams, routes and stadium,” he added.
Commissioner Lahore Amir Jan further said that additional security cameras will be installed to make the live monitoring system more effective. “There will be no compromise on security. Special routes should be made operational from several parts of the city to accommodate maximum number of cricket spectators”.
Commissioner Lahore Amir Jan said that the branding of the city should be excellent. “Security of parking sites should be up to the mark and there will be no compromise on cleanliness in and around Gaddafi Stadium”.
Commissioner Lahore Amir Jan directed the officers concerned to keep all Wasa machinery available and operational during T20 matches. “There should be no dark area around the stadium and on the routes and cleanliness should be excellent in all enclosures”.
He said that there should be superb traffic plan and it should be publicized at all levels for the convenience of citizens and cricket fans.
While giving the briefing, Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq as many as 148 security cameras of Sports Board Punjab are fully active in Nishtar Park Sports Complex. “The best facilities will be provided to cricket fans in Nishtar Park Sports Complex. Sports Board will fully cooperate with all departments for the smooth organization of T20 matches”.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq said a modern control room has already in operation at National Hockey Stadium. “Sports Board Punjab will play its effective role for the success of Pakistan-England T20 cricket series,” he added.