Nov 26, 2015
LAHORE - In order to review security arrangements for the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and the 3rd phase of local government elections, evaluation of the performance of Homicide Investigation Units, a video link RPO conference was held under the chairmanship of Punjab IGP Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera at Central Police Office. The conference expressed satisfaction over the performance of the Punjab police during the two phases of local government elections. The conference decided to follow the security SOP of Muharram during the Chehlum on December 3. According to the proposals of field officers, it was decided that the police will collect surety bonds from all the contesting candidates and all licensed weapons will also be collected three days earlier of the 3rd phase of elections and the licenses of the violators will be canceled. It was also decided that nobody will be allowed to hold victory rallies particularly in front of the houses of losers and their offices. The deployment at polling stations will be finalised after receiving the field officer’s demands within two days. To ensure the foolproof security arrangements on both the occasions, snap checking and search and sweep operations will be started from Thursday (today), decided in the conference. A crackdown against the vehicles having tinted glasses and unauthorised green number plates will also be started. While reviewing the performance of the newly established Homicide Investigation Units, the conference decided to provide each district a mobile forensic lab having all equipment for collection of evidences from the crime scene. The vehicles which will be provided to each Homicide Unit will be properly labeled of homicide investigation unit’s logo. The conference also decided that in future all recruitment and transfer’s records will be sent through sealed envelops and no officers and official will be allowed to carry his personal record. IGP said software for H.R data of Punjab police has been prepared and all record in this regard will be completed very shortly. He was informed that the required record for issuing the ATM cards to the widows of police employees to get their financial benefits will be completed within a week. IGP also directed the field officers to ensure that all SHOs of “A” Category must be appointed in police stations and no kind of pressure would be acceptable by appointing the bad reputed SHOs.
The maintenance of the grace of uniform must be ensured at any cost and nobody will be allowed to damage it, decided in the conference.
(The News)
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