Lahore- A four member delegation of Chinese Consulate lead by Consul General Mr. Long Dingbin, called on Inspector General of the Police Punjab, Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera at Central Police Office today. Home Secretary Punjab, Maj. (R) Azam Suleman, Additional IGP Operations/Investigation Punjab, Capt. (R) Arif Nawaz, Add: IGP Welfare and Finance, Shoaib Dastgir, DIG SPU, Agha Muhammad Yousuf, SSP SPU, Imran Mehmood and AIG Logistics, Humayun Bashir Tarar were also present on the occasion.
Chinese Consul General lauded the steps taken for security of the foreign personnel, especially Chinese, working in Pakistan and said that setting-up Special Protection Unit is worth appreciation effort of the Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and IG Punjab, which is yielding better results. He said that Chinese Government has sent 10 Foton double-cabin vehicles as goodwill gesture to strengthen capacity of Special Protection Unit.
IG Punjab and Home Secretary Punjab praised the goodwill gesture of the Chinese Government and thanked the Chinese Consul General. He said that a number of practical steps are being taken to improve performance of Punjab Police’s Special Protection Unit, including increasing human resource and logistics. Vehicles provided by Chinese Government for SPU will surely improve the capacity of this unit. He further said that we are thankful to the Chinese Government on behalf of Punjab Government and Punjab Police.
In the end, Chinese Consul General handed over the keys of the vehicles along with flower bouquet to the IGP, Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera. While IG Punjab and Home Secretary Punjab presented souvenir to the Chinese Consul General on behalf of Punjab Government and Punjab Police.
(Handout No. 30)
Source: Director Public Relations, Punjab Police.
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