ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Thursday directed all the private educational institutions of the capital city to adopt comprehensive security arrangements to avoid any untoward incident. ICT administration will issue No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to all educational institutions after checking and analysing their security arrangements. This was decided during a meeting held under the chair of chief commissioner Islamabad that was also attended by SSP Operations Sajid Kiani, representatives of private schools and colleges and other officials concerned. ICT Additional Deputy Commissioner Abdul Sattar Isani told that the security guidelines has been given to the administrations of educational institutions of the capital city and they were asked to tighten their security in their respective premises. The administrations of educational institutions also have been directed to appoint trained and young security guards in their premises. The ADCG informed that after analysing the security arrangements in all the educational institutions, NOCs would be issued to them. Meanwhile, capital’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khalid Khattak on Thursday said that the police had intensified security in federal capital after attack in Bacha Khan University Charsadda. He said that no educational institution in the capital city had received threats from any organisation. He was of the view that there is always a room for improvement adding that administrations of all the educational institutions in capital should also cooperate and take steps to strengthen their security arrangements for their respective premises. He appealed the citizens to keep eyes on suspects around them and report the law enforcement agencies in time. On a separate note, Police have prevented the post offices in Rawalpindi district from collecting utility bills from citizens due to lack of security arrangements. Police said that Pakistan Post should ensure proper security arrangements in the post offices as per National Action Plan (NAP) and then they would be allowed to collect utility bills. All the Station House Officers (SHOs) have issued directives to the post masters of post offices located in their respective jurisdiction. This decision has led to add to the miseries of citizens as it has deprived them of the facility of paying utility bills in the post offices operating in their respective streets. Sources have said that around 18 post offices have already been closed down in Rawalpindi district due to improper security arrangements. However no security has been provided to other 60 post offices that are operational. Sources said that Pakistan Post administration has directed postmen to collect the utility bills from the citizens on their own and deposit them in their respective post offices so that post office could not face any revenue shortfall. Citizens have said that Pakistan Post and Police should evolve a joint strategy for collection of utility bills from them so that they could enjoy this facility. agencies