On the instructions of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, actions are being taken against those who possess illegal weapons. According to the details, so far this year, 24341 cases of illegal weapons have been registered and 23367 accused have been arrested in various districts including Lahore. 9434 Sten Guns, 622 Kalashnikovs, 02 Anti-Aircraft Guns, 2611 Rifles, 1029 Guns while 376 Revolvers, 16596 Pistols, 18 Mausers, 228 Carbines, 347 Repeater Pistols, 71879 Bullets, 1799 Kartoos, 6288 Cartridges, 882 Magazines were recovered from the accused. In Lahore, 4100 suspects were arrested for possession of illegal weapons and 37 Kalashnikovs, 252 rifles, 181 guns, 3585 pistols and revolvers were recovered from their possession. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has directed all RPOs and DPOs to intensify the crackdown against the accused for aerial firing, display of possession of illegal weapons and those who spread fear by displaying weapons. He further said that action should also be taken against arms dealers involved in arms smuggling and illegal business.
He instructed that the RPOs, DPOs should monitor the activities to eliminate illegal weapons in the respective districts, while performance reports on illegal weapons should be sent to the Central Police Office regularly. Inspector General Police Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar has said that timely promotion is the basic right of every employee and we are starting a new series of promotions in the next few days. All officers should improve their supervisory role in the light of field experience. He further said that officers should keep in touch with the subordinate employees and pay special attention to their efficiency enhancement and problem solving. These views were expressed by Dr. Usman Anwar while addressing the ceremony of installing badges to the officers who were promoted to the rank of Inspector at the Central Police Office today.
Additional IG Establishment Raja Riffat Mukhtar, DIG Headquarters Humayun Bashir Tarar, DIG Establishment-I, Dr. Inam Waheed, DIG Establishment II, Zeeshan Asghar, AIG Operations, Asad Ejaz Malhi, AIG Discipline, Ahsan Saifullah and related officers were also present on this occasion. Families and children of promoted officers also specially participated in the ceremony. According to the details, the ceremony of putting badges on the officers who were promoted from sub-inspector to inspector was held at the Central Police Office, in which IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar pinned new ranks to 52 inspectors. Sub-inspectors Nasir Aziz Khan, Muhammad Akhtar, Muhammad Abdul Karim, Muzaffar Khan, Tariq Mehmood, Ahmed Nawaz and others are included. IG Punjab congratulated the officers on the departmental promotion and directed them to perform their duties more diligently than before.
