IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar's exemplary measures for the welfare of police personnel are continued.
Grants of 30 lakh 50 thousand rupees have been released for the treatment of personnel injured while protecting the lives and property of citizens.
The release of money was approved in the meeting of the Compensation Award Committee presided over by Additional IG Welfare and Finance Riaz Nazir Gara.
IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has been taking exemplary measures for the welfare of police personnel and in this regard, grants of Rs. 30 lac 50 thousand has been issued for injured personnel. IG Punjab approved payment of more than 03 million rupees to 15 officials for medical expenses. According to the details, Constable Arif Hussain was given Rs. 03 lac for medical treatment. Likewise T/ASI Mubahsir Waseem, constables Muhammad Ramzan, Ibraheem Yaqub were given 03 lac rupees each for medical bills. Sub Inspector Fakhar Abbas, Constables Aamir, Ghulam Murtaza, Faizan Ali, Umar Hussain were given 02 lakhs each for medical expenses. Sub-inspector Owais Akram, constables Waseem Ahmed, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali and Khurram Shehzad were given Rs.150,000 each.
A meeting of the Compensation Award Committee was held under the chairmanship of Additional IG Welfare and Finance Riaz Nazir Gara, in which the cases of injured personnel sent by the heads of various regions, districts and units were reviewed in detail. DIG Welfare Ghazi Salahuddin as Secretary, DIG Establishment Dr. Inam Waheed Khan and DIG Headquarters Humayun Bashir Tarar as members attended the meeting. Additional IG Welfare and Finance Riaz Nazir Gara said that on the instructions of IG Punjab, intensive measures are being taken for the welfare of the personnel injured or sick during duty and all available resources are being utilized for the health welfare of the constabulary.
(Handout No. 253)
Syed Mubashar Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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