The Punjab provincial government has issued orders for foolproof security arrangements in public, private, missionary, armed forces, multinational schools, colleges and universities.  
In a circular issued here yesterday, it has been stated that educational institutions will not be allowed to work in case of unsatisfactory security arrangements.  
It has been directed to check the vehicles and buses used for transportation of students and parking at safe places.
Special committees will daily inspect A-category schools to review security arrangements.  It has been directed to further tighten security arrangements at all bus stands, railway stations and public places.  Search operations would be carried out at sensitive institutions and other important places while instructions have been issued for strict checking at entry points of districts and the province.
 Polio and measles teams will be allowed to enter schools and educational institutions after complete identification and verification. ccording to the orders of home department, unconcerned persons will not be allowed to enter 30 metres of the premises at the beginning and closing of the school hours.  
Chaired by Punjab IG Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera, a Regional Police Officers’ (RPOs) conference held through a video link at the Central Police Office yesterday, revisited the security strategy of the educational institutes all over the province.
The IG directed the field officers to conduct mock exercises of Quick Response Force (QRF) and panic buttons which had already been installed in schools.  He also directed that the QRF response time must be five to seven minutes. The field officers were directed to continue with the security monitoring of the educational institutes, besides maintaining a constant liaison with the administration and heads of schools, colleges and universities.  
Mushtaq Sukhera also instructed the officers to ensure implementation of the already issued security SOPs for schools. He directed them to check the suspects by setting up surprise pickets.