*LAHORE: *The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar one orderhas saved Rs 1 billion annually.
CJP today said that the withdrawal of VIP security from unentitledindividuals could save up to Rs 1.38 billion.
While heading a two-judge bench hearing the suo moto case against provisionof additional security to VIPs, CJP remarked that 4,610 police officers aredeployed to provide security to VIP personalities and that the total sum oftheir monthly salaries is Rs 110 million, while annually, it jumps up to Rs1.38 billion.
“These expenses do not include the amount spent on fuel, vehicles and otherservices. The situation would be much different if the amount spent onproviding security to unentitled individuals was spent on improving thestandards of health and education across the country,” Justice Nisar added.
Earlier on Saturday, thousands of officials deployed on the security ofindividuals without entitlement were withdrawn after Justice Nisar gave a24-hour deadline to the inspector generals of all the provinces toimplement the withdrawal orders.
In Punjab, security of 1,853 personalities was withdrawn, calling back4,610 officials. In a report submitted in SC’s Lahore registry on Saturday,Punjab IGP Capt (r) Arif Nawaz revealed that a total of 4,610 police guardshad been withdrawn from non-entitled persons.