BAHAWALPUR – The law enforcement agencies including the district police conducted mock anti-terror exercises at different places of the city, official sources said.
A spokesman for Bahawalpur police said that following the directives received by the higher authorities, the law enforcement agencies conducted mock-anti-terrorism drills at Bahawalpur Trade Center, central Telephone Exchange, and other areas.
“Mock-anti-terror drills were conducted at Bahawalpur Trade Center, one of the main commercial hubs of the city, central telephone exchange near Anti-Terrorism Court and other areas,” he said.
The exercises were participated in by the district police, Anti-Terror Force, Dolphin Force, Civil Defense, Bomb Disposal Squad and Punjab, Emergency Service, Rescue 1122, he added.
Such exercises helped in enhancing the capabilities of law enforcers to handle any act of terrorism, the official expressed.
