Islamabad: Sindh Police have deployed 4,000 officers on VIP security duties on a permanent basis, sparking criticism that the public has been left at the mercy of criminals.
As per information available, 155 mobile vans and 4,000 personnel of Sindh Police are performing security duties at VIPs’ bungalows.
Many of the VIPs are abroad but these guards are looking after their bungalows.
Documents reveal that, 16 security guards have been deployed on the security of Senator Abbasi Kameli, while Mufti Naeem and Mufti Muneeb- Ur-Rehman have been provided 11 and 10 guards respectively.
Meanwhile, 91 security guards have been deployed for the security of senior personalities connected with media.
Elsewhere, 10 security guards are on security duty for MQM member Khalid Maqbool Siddique and six security guards have been provided to Faisal Subzwari, while 24 are deployed at MQM headquarters Nine Zero.
Dr Asim, a close friend of former president Asif Ali Zardari, has been provided with 24 security guards.
Afaq Ahmad, a leader of MQM Haqiqi, has been given two mobile vans and security guards, whereas three security guards are being provided to PTI lawmaker Dr Arif Alvi.
As per the official list 17 guards have been provided to Deputy Speaker of Sindh assembly Sheila Raza.
Nisar Khoro has 14 guards, Agha Siraj Durrani 13 guards, Sharmella Farooqi 16 guards, Manzoor Wasan 14, Dr Sagheer 12, Farukh Naseem 10, Fouzia Zardari 14, Nadia Gabool, 14, Farooq 12, Sherry Rehman 6, Imtaiz Sheikh 8, Dr Asim son-in-law Faizan 6, former Prime Minister Mir Zafar Khan Jamali 5, Irfan Ullah Marwat 5, Naheel Hashmi 4, Sharjeel Memon 27, Javed Nagori 14, Rubina Kamyamkhani 8, and 9 personnel are deployed at CM Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah residence respectively.
144 police Guards are deployed for the security of the retired police officials. 11 guards have been provided to Moulana Ilyas Qadri 1o guards to Asif Ali Zardari brother-in-law 16 Guards to, Farooq Sattar and 14 to Faryal Talpur.