Sign Language Interpreter and CEO of Social Organization Connect Hear Azima Dhanji called on IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar at CPO.
During the meeting, Azima Dhanji decided to provide the facility of interpreters of her organization to help the hearing-impaired citizens.
During the ceremony, officers and personnel with best performance in service centers were awarded with cash prizes and certificates of appreciation.
Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar met Sign Language Interpreter and Chief Executive Officer of Connect Hear social organization Azima Dhanji at the Central Police Office. During the meeting, Azima Dhanji offered to provide the facility of interpreters of his organization to help the hearing-impaired citizens. Chief Executive Officer Connect Hear Azeema Dhanji said that through the Connect Hear App, the interpreters of her organization provide two-way communication between the affected citizen and another person by translating sign language through video link technology. She said that at the head office of her organization in Karachi, expert interpreters are available all the time in two shifts and the aim of her organization is to provide assistance and convenience to as many citizens as are deaf. Dr. Usman Anwar said that Connect Hear would be used to talk to hearing-impaired citizens who come to Punjab police stations, service centers, protection centers, and other offices, and hearing-impaired citizens coming to police offices will not face difficulty now. IG Punjab said that the link of Connect Hear app will also be added in HRMIS App, Public App and Crime Prevention App of Punjab Police. Azima Dhanji had a meeting with the staff, in-charges in which she also presented a demo of the Connect Hear app.
During the ceremony, officers and personnel with best performance in the service centers were awarded with cash prizes and certificates of appreciation. The IG Punjab awarded more than 270 staff members of different service Centers including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Sahiwal and Bahawalpur. Dr. Usman Anwar said that providing character certificate, license renewal, tenancy registration and other facilities to more than 13 million citizens is a good achievement of the service centers. He reiterated that with the effective use of modern technology, the chain of easy delivery of services to the citizens should be continued. Dr. Usman Anwar directed that the citizens who come to the police service centers should be treated with good manners and the service should be continued. DIG IT Ahsan Yunus, DIG Headquarters Humayun Bashir Tarar and AIG Discipline Ahsan Saifullah and other officers were also present in the ceremony.
(Handout No. 320)
Syed Mubashar Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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