Rawalpindi:
Rawalpindi’s district courts of significant security have come to light before the visit of the governor of Punjab Sardar Salem Haider today. Before his arrival. It was found that the four travel doors installed in the court facilities were not functional, which resemble mere exhibition pieces.
Of the 77 closed circuit television cameras, 53 were out of service, while the images of the remaining cameras were blurred and largely unidentifiable.
It was also found that metal detectors provided to security personnel at the entrance points of the court are completely ineffective and only for exhibition purposes. A detailed report on these security deficiencies to the Deputy Commissioner of Rawalpindi (DC), Hasan Waqar Chema.
Due to these critical malfunction of surveillance systems, travel doors and metal detectors, the police have implemented strict security measures for the governor’s visit. Additional police personnel have been deployed, and lawyers and their clients have placed temporary restrictions of one day in motorcycle parking and their clients in front of Hall Quaid-E-Azam, near the main entrance of the Court.
In addition, the public movement and the position between the main door and the district bar office have also been forbidden. A pump removal unit has been put on a maximum alert.
During the ceremony, the District’s Bar Association is expected to formally present a report to the governor that highlights the deterioration of the security infrastructure of the district courts. CCTV’s current cameras were installed five or six years ago and gradually deteriorated due to lack of maintenance. Its dysfunction, together with the defective travel doors and metal detectors, has made the facilities a possible security threat for judges, lawyers, employees and litigants.
Despite the official restrictions, professional beggars continue to lodge in court.
