Another historic initiative by IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, Police Communication Officers of Safe Cities Authority, got departmental promotions.
For the first time in the history of Safe Cities Authority, departmental promotions have been given to Police Communication Officers, spokesperson Punjab Police
31 officers were promoted as Senior Communication Officers, 45 as Police Technical Officers. Spokesperson Punjab Police
Promoted Police Communication Officers are the best human resource of Safe City Authority. IG Punjab
The scope of Safe Cities is being extended to 20 cities of the province, there will be data centres in the cities, said Dr. Usman Anwar.
Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has approved the departmental promotions of Police Communication Officers serving in Safe City Authority while taking another historic step for the welfare and professional growth of the Police Force. According to details, for the first time in the history of Safe Cities Authority, departmental promotions were given to police communication officers. A total of 31 officers have been promoted as Senior Communication Officers, while 45 have been promoted as Police Technical Officers. Earlier, due to some reasons, the process of departmental promotion in Safe Cities Authority was stalled. On the instructions of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, eligible officers were promoted according to the departmental test and other rules and regulations.
IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar also held a rank pinning ceremony for the promoted Senior Communication Officers of Safe Cities Authority at the Central Police Office, in which IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar awarded three star badges to senior communication officers and senior technical officers. Additional IG Punjab, MD Safe City Authority Ahsan Younas, Chief Operating Officer Captain Retired Mustansar Firoze, AIG Inspection Shaista Nadeem and other officers participated in the ceremony. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that the promoted police communication officers are the best human resource of Safe City Authority and after promotion, the salary of these communication officers will increase by 50 thousand per month. IG Punjab said that all the officers should excel with more better performance in programming, communication, and other respective fields by following high professional standards and targets. IG Punjab said that the scope of Safe Cities is being extended to 20 cities of the province, there will be data centers in the cities too, Dr. Usman Anwar further said that the career path of safe city officers has been created, police communication officers will be promoted to the position of executive director. IG Punjab also issued important instructions to the promoted Safe City Communication Officers. MD Safe City Authority Ahsan Younas also addressed the event.
(Handout No. 958)
Syed Mubasher Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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