Mengal criticises LEAs for poor law and order

Published March 10, 2015
BNP Leader Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal said that the government had failed in protecting the life of citizens.—Online/File
BNP Leader Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal said that the government had failed in protecting the life of citizens.—Online/File

QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief organiser Sardar Akhtar Mengal said on Monday that the law and order situation had not improved despite allocation of huge funds to the law-enforcement agencies. People were hiring private security guards for their security, he added.

The BNP-M leader, speaking to the Balochistan High Court Bar Association (BHCBA) members, said that the government had failed in protecting the life of citizens.

Also read: BNP-M facing brunt of prevailing Balochistan unrest, says Mengal‏

He said the government was helpless in stopping dumping of mutilated bodies and robberies and had failed to provide education, healthcare and drinking water to people.

BHCBA chief Sajid Tareen also spoke.

Published in Dawn March 10th , 2015

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