Lahore- Inspector General of Police Punjab, Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera has directed to revise security plans for the markets, parks, educational institutes, shrines, worship places and important installments in all districts of Punjab to ensure fool-proof security. This should be ensured that police officers personally check security duty on daily basis. He said, patrolling system in the province should be made more effective and systematic and number of patrolling officials in the sensitive areas should be increased. IGP stated this while chairing a video-link RPOs and DPOs conference held at Central Police Office today.
Additional IGP Operations/Investigations Capt (R) Arif Nawaz, DIG Operations Punjab, Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, AIG Operations Punjab, Waqar Abbassi and other officers were also present in the meeting. Prayers were offered for the martyrs of Lahore, Sehwan Sharif and other terrorism incidents on this occasion, especially for DIG Traffic Lahore, Capt. (R) Syed Ahmad Mubeen, SSP Operations Lahore, Zahid Mehmood Gondal and other police officials who had embraced martyrdom.
It was shared in the conference that 387 search and combing operations were conducted in Punjab during last 4 days in which 22379 persons were checked, out of which cases against 92 persons were registered under the foreign act, tenant act, possession of illegal arms and narcotics.
IGP said that morale of the Punjab Police is higher than ever and the force will not hesitate to sacrifice their lives in future as well, to protect the lives, honor and properties of citizens. While further directing RPOs and DPOs, IGP said, to foil the plans of anti-social and terrorist elements, all available resources should be utilized. IGP advised that police officers and officials should not gather at a single point during duty; instead they should stay attentive and maintain distance.
He further said that the search and combing operations should be continued in sensitive areas and districts, especially in Lahore. No stone should be left unturned to close-in on the terrorists and their facilitators, said the IGP.
(Handout No. 22)
Source: Director Public Relations, Punjab Police.
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