Central Police Office: In a meeting chaired by IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, the training issues of the police force were discussed
The decision to increase the portion of IT skills in the training curriculum in line with the requirements of modern policing was taken
Training workshops should be conducted to acquaint the trainee officers with information technology, practical skills of modern policing.
Securing evidence from the crime scene, the investigation method and the officers should be attuned to the innovation of forensic science, IG Punjab.
The Inspector General Police Punjab (IGP) Dr. Usman Anwar has said that the training curriculum of the police force should be harmonized with the requirements of modern policing and while increasing the portion of IT skills in the training curriculum, the training officers should be taught information technology and modern policing, conduct practical skills training workshops.
IG Punjab further said that the future is IT based policing. Trainings should be made interesting and purposeful for the soldiers by focusing on modern skills which will be effective and useful during the practical duty of the officers in the field.
He further directed that the officers should be especially attuned to the innovations in forensic science and the methods of investigation should be used to improve the quality of the investigation. For training, the lectures should be organized by experienced senior police officers who would provide all possible guidance to them in the light of their experiences to face the challenges in the field.
Dr. Usman Anwar directed that special lectures should be organized for the training of police officers to deal with the threats of counter-terrorism, extremism and provide them with the best professional training in this regard so that the process of ending terrorism is expedited.
IG Punjab also issued directions that the senior officers should give special awareness and lectures to the officers under training for the preparation of attendance in the courts so that they appear better prepared to plead better their cases in the honorable courts and they do not face any kind of difficulty. He expressed these views today while presiding over a meeting related to the training issues of the police force at the Central Police Office.
In the meeting, the training curriculum of sub-inspectors under training in all police training colleges including Lahore was reviewed.
In the meeting, IG Punjab while giving the instructions said that the health screening and vaccination of the staff posted in all the training colleges and schools of the province should be completed as soon as possible, steps should be taken to increase the efficiency of the training staff, counseling and profiling should also be done.
IG Punjab further said that while upgrading the training culture, modern professional training according to the modern requirements of the police force is among the top priorities of the department and in this regard, along with the upgradation of the training curriculum, provision of modern resources will be continued.
Additional IG Training Tariq Rustam Chauhan, DIG Training Munir Zia Rao, DIG Headquarters Humayun Bashir Tarar, DIG Establishment-II Zeeshan Asghar, DIG IT Ahsan Younas and DIG R&D Afzal Ahmad Kausar, DIG Establishment-I Dr. Inam Waheed were present in the meeting.
AIG Training Faisal Mukhtar and Commandant Training College Sihala DIG Ashfaq Ahmad Khan participated the meeting through video link.
(Handout No. 468)
Syed Mubashar Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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