Safety Tips for everyone 2/3

How to Handle Kidnapping for Ransom

 

• Give the kidnapper your land line number having caller ID and name to contact.
• Be calm, family must inform police on emergency immediately, for instructions on how to deal with the situation.
• Decide upon a negotiator within the family.
• Father and son should; preferably, not travel to work together. 
• Do not carry cheque book unless necessary. Write fake/ coded balance on counterfoil. Do not disclose the actual financial status.
• Discuss within family how to respond to emergencies i.e. kidnapping etc.
• How to escape a kidnapping situation with family still inside the vehicle:
• If someone has taken you hostage by sitting in the back seat with the gun, be calm. If they tell you to move to the next seat, just step out of the car and then refuse to accompany them. If you have your children in the car, tell them softly but firmly to step out. Tell the kidnapper to take your purse, car, cell phone, and whatever is inside and try to assure that you will not report this incident for an hour but refuse to accompany them.
• If they tell you to drive off while they are sitting in the back, go ahead and drive. View the road and keep your car amongst other vehicles. Try to come to the traffic signal with red light and bang the car in front. This will create a commotion. Show your jittery and get down pacifying the driver of the car you struck with. The kidnappers will get down and escape at the first opportunity.

Office Security

• Have a designated person for locking and unlocking your premises at the start and end of the business day. It is best not to operate on the basis of 'first employee in and last employee out lock up policy'. Avoid leaving entrance doors unlocked and unattended.
• Where electronic access control is in place, issue access cards on the basis of 'least access to perform a specific job'. 24/7 access should only be assigned to employees who really require it as part of the nature of their job. Properly manage missing, lost or stolen cards immediately. Request employees to produce their assigned cards at least on quarterly basis.
• Request employees to wear their access cards for marking strangers. To discourage 'piggybacking', ensure closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras are installed at entrances.
• To help prevent theft of proprietary information, a 'clean desk' policy should be instituted. To ensure compliance, inspections should be conducted every two to four weeks for first three months and at least quarterly thereafter. Use of self inspection check list can encourage employees to keep their desks clean, an secure sensitive data as well, when they leave their work area unattended.
• Laptops and PCs, especially those considered to be 'state-of-the-art' are prime targets for thieves. Preventing computer theft begins with mail room, reception, shipping/ receiving etc, should be secured with cable locks or preferably with plate locks. This will give an impression to thieves that all computers in the office are protected. Installing secure docking stations, on roller shelves that can be rolled into the lockable furniture when the employee is leaving.his/ her work area. If employees spend most of their time in the office, issuing them a desktop instead of highly portable easily concealed laptop can mitigate the risk of laptop theft. Outside the office, employees should be encouraged to carry laptops in a sports bag or briefcase, instead of manufacturers bag.
• Secure stairwells either by locking them or installing suitable electronic devices and card readers. where crossover floors can't be locked, consider renovating the floors so that they are located outside of the protected area.

Secure Property

• Preferably cash, household articles etc should be insured.
• Keep valuables in bank.
• Give special instructions to bank that if the signature is deliberately being extended, on a cheque, take the person in custody and call police.
• When having a new chequebook issued, count its leaves in serial order and exact quantity as stated. A missing cheque can be used for fraud by the bank/ own office staff.     

Askari Guards (Private) Limited - Introduction

Askari Guards (Private) Limited aka AGL is a subsidiary of Army Welfare Trust (AWT). AGL commenced its operation in 1996. Through its countrywide network, AGL operates all over Pakistan with high quality sustenance capability in troubled areas. Right from its inception, focus of the management has been on provision of quality guarding services and state of the art security systems to our clients. In Pakistan's Security Industry, AGL is known and recognized as a trusted provider of guarding services to government departments, hotels, foreign missions, banks, schools, and well reputed multinational and national companies.

Over the years, the company has transitioned from a guarding service provider to a total security solution provider.AGL is now organized, armed and equipped to offer comprehensive security package to protect life and property, forestall unauthorized access, maintain order, detect explosives and bombs, deter criminals and terrorists attacks, and provide static and mobile security cover to cash and valuables. 

AGL Services

AGL offers following services to clients:

• Security Services.
• Cash-in-Transit (CIT) Services.
• Security Training and Consultancy.
• Special Guards with AK-47.
• Close Protection/ VVIP Protection (ex SSG staff).

Security Services

Static and mobile security is one of the core services being provided by the company. AGL guards are deployed in the length and breadth of Pakistan to the satisfaction of most discerning clients to include embassies, government organizations, reputed multinational corporations, schools, and offices.

AGL security personnel undergo a stringent verification regime.

 AGL provides following security services:

• Competent, ex-military guards to protect life and property of the clients.
• Mobile escort services for protection on the move.
• Technology solutions for comprehensive security of the premises.
• Sniffer dogs for detection of explosives.
• Security consultancy services.
• Event security.
• Provision of verification services for clients' local staff.
• Provision of experienced ex-Army staff like drivers, peons, cooks, and waiters.

CIT Services

AGL is one of the leading cash transportation operators in Pakistan. Its salient features are:

• Provides domestic land transportation, domestic air transportation, short and long term cash vaulting facility and ATM charging services.
• Has a fleet of brand new armoured cash vehicles conforming to international safety standards.
• Crew comprises of ex-military personnel experienced in secure and speedy handling of large cash volumes.
• Available at short notice 24/7.
• Safety and security of consignments in ensured through comprehensive risk coverage by leading insurance companies of Pakistan.
• Charges of CIT services are competitive, flexible and tailored to the needs of clients.

AGL Training School

AGL lays emphasis on induction and refresher training programmes for security personnel. AGL has dedicated training schools covering entire Pakistan. Northern region is looked after by Rawalpindi Training School, Central region by Lahore Training School and Southern region will have its training school operation at Karachi soon. Training teams consist of highly qualified SSG officers and JCOs. On-site training is also conducted by mobile training team.

Keeping in view the training facilities, proficiency of training team, availability of firing ranges to AGL and high standards of AGL's trained guards, Ministry of Interior has designated AGL Training School as the model training school and has authorized it to organize and conduct training for other security companies.

Government of Punjab has made it mandatory for all other security companies operating with in the geographical boundaries of Punjab to get its personnel trained from AGL Training School before employing them on any security duties.

Following courses are run at AGL Training School:

• Security Gurads Course.
• Security Supervisor Course.
• VIP/ Close Protection Course.
• Lady Searcher Course.
• CIT Course.
• Refresher Training.
• Firing Practice.  

AGL Office

Head Office
283 - C, Raja Akram Road
Westridge - 1
Rawalpindi 46000
Pakistan
Phones: +92515580976, +92515564278
Fax: +92515519716