Inspector General of Police Punjab, Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera has said that search, sweep and combing operations should further be expedited and RPOs and DPOs should ensure that combing operations are being conducted on daily basis in supervision of DPOs, SPs and Circle Officers in sensitive areas of their respective districts so that terrorists and their facilitators could be surrounded. He further said that all concerned departments should be consulted while finalizing security plan for PSL Final. Search and combing operations in all districts across Punjab and especially in Lahore should be given utmost attention. All available resources must be utilized to provide fool-proof security to the educational institutes, particularly the ones with co-education, markets, parks, hospitals, courts and all other important installments. He also said that search and combing operations should be conducted around Qaddafi stadium and in suburbs of Lahore on daily basis but this should not create problems for citizens.
IGP stated this while chairing a video-link RPOs and DPOs conference held at Central Police Office today. DIG I.T Shahid Hanif, DIG Security, Humayun Bashir Tarar, AIG Finance, Ghazi Salahuddin and AIG Monitoring Abdul Ghafar Qaisrani were also present in the meeting.
IGP said, security of the mosques, imambargahs and worship places of minorities should be focused in particular throughout the province. While directing CCPO Lahore, all RPOs and DPOs, IGP said that to ensure security of educational institutes and worship places all available resources must be utilized and all QRF incharges should stay in close contact with management of educational institutes and worship places. Both of them should have contact numbers of each other so that in case of any emergency, plans of terrorists and anti-social elements could be foiled through instant and easy communication.
He further directed officers to ensure setting-up CCTV cameras, construction of boundary wall and vantage point in educational institutes, worship places and important installations. Santri deployed in vantage point should be armed with working weapon and the person should have previous experience of firing so that in any emergency situation, he may deal with the enemy.
IGP further directed officers during video-link conference that circle officers and SHOs should check security arrangements and personnel deployed for security of educational institutes, worship places and important installations on daily basis. They should also give daily briefing to the deployed police officials regarding the sensitivity and importance of their duty.
While directing CCPO Lahore and other officers, IGP said that every one of us should fulfill their duty with spirit of jihad to maintain peaceful environment in the city during PSL Final. He further said, we have to prove that Punjab Police is capable of dealing with any challenge and circumstances by preventing destructive plans of anti-social elements while fulfilling our duties with spirit of patriotism and dedication.
IGP Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera further directed the officers that computerized entries of F.I.R and Roznamacha in police stations should be ensured from first March. CCPO, RPOs and DPOs should ensure that concerned SPs should not only monitor the process by visiting police stations but also should brief officials about effectiveness of this system.
(Handout No. 35)
Source: Director Public Relations, Punjab Police.
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