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ISLAMABAD, (APP): The upraising work of boundary walls
of 22 educational institutions in Federal Capital is near completion
under first phase of Prime Minister Education Reforms Programme.
The work of remaining institutions will be carried out in
second phase as the programme was initiated for safety and security
of educational institutions in Islamabad.
Citing details about steps taken by the government for the
purpose, the information issued by Capital Administration and
Development Division has revealed that Federal Directorate of
Education (FDE) endeavors to provide quality education to children
of residents of Islamabad through its 422 educational institutions.
Every effort is being made to ensure safe, secure and
conducive environment in all educational institutions.
The Ministry said an amount of Rs. 182.337 million was
allocated and transferred to Pakistan Works Department (PWD) for
repairing and uplifting of boundary wall of educational
institutions.
The installation of razor wire is also included in the
project. The said work has been started in 24 educational
institutions working under FDE.
The other features of the programme are provision of CCTV
Surveillance System in all public institutions under FDE, designed
and developed Security Inspection Monitoring System (SIMS) for real
time monitoring, analysis and reporting security inspection and
also designed and developed Daily Visitor Invigilation System (DVIS)
for schools and colleges to make educational institutions secure
from all manifestation of threat and other suspicious activities.
The Ministry further informed that chowkidars (watchmen) are
appointed in the institutions and they perform their duties
vigilantly to ensure security of the institutions while visitors are
allowed to enter the institutions after they prove their identity
and checked properly.
Chowkidars are equipped with metal detectors in most
institutions. Students are not allowed to go outside the college
premises, emergency telephone numbers are also displayed at
prominent places in the institutions while fire extinguishers are
installed in the institutions.
With regard to instructions issued by the government to
administration of Private Educational Institutions for their safety
and security in Islamabad, the Ministry said these include non-
scalable walls (at least eight feet high), wall topped off with two
feet high concertina wire, trained security guards (roof top,
gate and stealth placement), metal detectors, walk through gates,
CCTV coverage with fifteen days memory backup, emergency exits,
nomination of chief security officer by each private educational
institution and verification of pick and drop services.
In addition to the above, Special Branch of the office of
Assistant Inspector General of Police has been assigned to conduct
security audit of private educational institutions of Islamabad.
Moreover, office of Chief Commissioner (ICT) has constituted
an Implementation Watch Committee to review security arrangements
of these private educational institutions.