Police martyrs families start getting financial support from endowment fund

Jul 19, 2023

Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar fulfilled his promise to the heirs of police Shuhada who were martyred before 2017. A ceremony was held at the Central Police Office to distribute cheques to the heirs of five police martyrs before 2017 for the construction of houses, in which five families selected by lottery were given the first installment of rupees half a million rupees. The heirs of martyred Police officials of Inspector Shabib Abbas Naqvi, ASI Muhammad Amin, Head Constable Abdul Rauf, Head Constable Khalid Mehmood, Constable Muhammad Athar Shaheed participated in the ceremony. IG Punjab said that the foundation stone has been laid for the provision of private roofs to the heirs of the police martyrs. An amount of rupees five lacs will be paid to the five families in monthly installments for the construction expenses. Dr. Usman Anwar said that the concerned DPOs will monitor the construction of the houses of the families of the martyrs and provide all possible support. Funds are being provided to the families of all the martyrs before 2017 for the construction of private houses in a phased manner. Possible action is being ensured.

Additional IG Welfare Riaz Nazir Gara, DIG Headquarters Humayun Bashir Tarar, DIG Welfare Ghazi Salahuddin, AIG Welfare Naveed Ajmal were present while RPO Faisalabad Dr. Abid Khan, CPO Faisalabad Usman Akram Gondal, CPO Rawalpindi Khalid Mehmood Hamdani, DPO Bahawalpur Syed Mohammad Abbas, DPO Bahawalnagar Ali Raza participated through video link. Thanks to Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, the eye sight of ASI’s daughter has been completely restored. She was suffering from a disorder diagnosed as keratoconus. Her father ASI Mehboob Alam is serving in Special Branch Vehari. On the instructions of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, the daughter of ASI Mehboob Alam, Ramsha’s cornea was operated on. The police department provided financial support. Ramsha Mehboob came to the Central Police Office along with his father and met IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar. ASI Mehboob Alam paid his gratitude to IG Punjab for conducting the operation of her daughter. Dr. Usman Anwar asked the student Ramsha Mehboob about her education and future plans. Expressing good wishes for future to the student, IG Punjab said that as the chief of the Punjab Police, the best welfare of the police force and their families is his topmost priority.