All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab has expressed concern on the recent acts of terrorism and poor law and order in the province. Chairman Aptma, Gohar Ejaz and Chairman Committee on Law and Order, Akber Sheikh have further pointed out that industrial units run by Aptma members are classified as Large Scale Manufacturing units each of which employ about a thousand workers and sometimes several thousand workers.

Furthermore, these units exist in the form of clusters located around main transport arteries. These facts give rise to special problems needing special solutions.

The APTMA Chairman said solutions have to base on the integration of industry security apparatus with the police, improving communication between the industry and the police and development of rapid response capability through police joint action.

In this regard APTMA has suggested formation of a joint industry-police committee for the development and co-ordination of the response and maintenance of law and order system.