Police performance sans political pressure yielding good results: CM

Jan 25, 2022

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Monday visited the Central Police Office (CPO) where he was greeted by a smart police contingent. The chief minister planted a sapling there, and he also took a keen interest in the antiques preserved in the police museum, especially the antique weapons, uniforms and medals.

Addressing a meeting of senior police officers, the chief minister said that the police had been given complete freedom to work. “For the first time in the history of Punjab, the police are performing duties sans any political pressure which has yielded good results,” he added. Usman Buzdar said that police officers should keep the doors of their offices open to the public, adding that the RPOs and the DPOs should conduct surprise visits to police stations in their respective jurisdictions and take action on any irregularity or violation of law. He emphasised that the culprits behind Anarkali blast would soon be brought to the book.

The chief minister gave in-principle the approval to employ two members from the families of the martyred policemen. He vowed further steps would be taken in that regard, keeping in view the legal requirements. He said the scope of the Punjab Safe City Authority would be extended across the province as recruitment into the department had been approved. “In Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur, the command of Baloch Levies has been handed over to the police and more than 9,000 police personnel have been promoted,” he said. 

The chief minister directed that promotion cases from Inspector to SP ranks should be dealt with expeditiously, adding the government had given executive allowance to police officers and also increased it by restoring frozen allowance. “The police have also been given 670 vehicles and 235 motorcycles in three years,” he said and added that an additional 825 vehicles were being provided for highway patrolling while 304 police stations were being given the status of special initiative police stations. “About 90 police stations have been converted into special initiative police stations,” he asserted. “The Dolphin Force has been deployed in Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan and DG Khan,” he said and added that police were making recruitment against 12,278 posts while the process of recruitment against 5,774 posts had been completed.

Usman Buzdar said that the police training schools were being established in Sahiwal, Sargodha, Toba Tek Singh and DG Khan, adding that construction of Chiniot Police Lines over 64-Kanal would be completed the current year and more land would also be provided for the project. The CM disclosed that a school of public order would be set up to train anti-riot force and officials of other sections. 

(The Nation)

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