KATHMANDU: The Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) on Thursday received a briefing from the chiefs of the country’s security agencies on the latest law and order situation and security arrangements during festivals.
At a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar, Shah was briefed by Chief of Army Staff Ashok Raj Sigdel, Nepal Police Inspector General Manoj Kumar KC and Armed Police Force Inspector General Narayan Dutta Paudel.
Shah directed the Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force to strengthen coordination, information sharing and cooperation to improve national security.
He also instructed the security chiefs to ensure the safety of citizens and their property, adopt a zero-tolerance approach to crime, and make security arrangements more effective.
