*ISLAMABAD: As many as 1,025 Sindh police personnel have reached Islamabadto assist the federal police to maintain law and order ahead of possibleprotest of a political party, ARY News reported on Friday.*
According to a statement from Interior Ministry, the personnel of Sindhpolice were summoned to assist Islamabad force in maintaining law and ordersituation in the federal capital.
Almost 900 trainees and 125 training staff were sent from PTC [PoliceTraining College] Shahdadpur to Islamabad. Principal PTC Shahdadpur AliSher Jakhrani will head the Sindh Police contingent. The personnel will beequipped with all anti-riot equipment apart from manpower.
It is pertinent to mention here that the federal government demanded over30,000 police, rangers and FC forces from provinceslinkfearingPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) expected to call for another long-marchtoward Islamabad.
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Sources say that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz-led (PML-N) federalgovernment has urged the provincial government to provide securitypersonnel in order to tighten the capital’s securitylink in case ofa long march by PTI.
