PM tells chiefs of security agencies make coordination more effective

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has received a briefing from the chiefs of the country’s security agencies on the latest law and order situation.

Prime Minister Shah summoned Chief of Army Staff Ashok Raj Sigdel, Nepal Police Inspector General Manoj Kumar KC and Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal Inspector General Narayan Dutta Poudel to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar on Thursday.

The meeting focused on security arrangements for people during the festive season and the overall law and order situation in the country.

According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Shah directed the security agencies to make coordination, information sharing and cooperation among the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and APF Nepal more effective to further strengthen national security.

He also instructed the security chiefs to ensure there are no lapses in protecting the lives and property of citizens, adopt a zero-tolerance policy toward crime and make security arrangements more efficient.