IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has disbursed Rs. 9.5 million to the families of 15 police martyrs for the construction of their homes.
Punjab Police, through its welfare fund, has so far provided Rs. 38 million to 23 families for home construction: IG Punjab.
Dr. Usman Anwar also mentioned that the mission to provide homes to the families of all police martyrs prior to 2017 is rapidly progressing towards completion.
Under the supervision of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, the construction of homes for the families of police martyrs is progressing towards completion, with payments for construction costs being made without interruption. In these ongoing measures IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has disbursed Rs. 9.5 million for the construction of homes for the families of 15 martyrs. At a ceremony held at the Central Police Office, IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar provided the final installment of Rs. 500,000 each to the families of 7 martyrs. Previously, these families had received Rs. 2 million each in installments. Four families were given double installments of Rs. 1 million each for construction work, and another four families received Rs. 500,000 each. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that Punjab Police has so far provided Rs. 38 million to 23 families for home construction through its welfare fund. The remaining construction work will be completed with the cooperation of the relevant RPOs and DPOs. He added that the mission to provide homes to the families of all police martyrs before 2017 is rapidly approaching completion and will soon be accomplished.
IG Punjab directed all DPOs to maintain close contact with the martyr families and ensure that district police provide every possible support using their resources. The families of the martyrs who received the checks expressed their gratitude to IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar. Additional IG Welfare and Finance Riaz Nazir Gara, DIG Welfare Ghazi Salahuddin, RPO Faisalabad Dr. Abid Khan, CPO Faisalabad Kamran Adil, AIG Welfare Ammara Shirazi, and other officers were also present at the event.
(Handout No. 871)
Syed Mubasher Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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