The Police Punjab inspector general (IG) said that provision of peaceful and compatible environment for business activities and resolution of issues of business community on preferential basis is among top priorities of Punjab Police and in this regard every possible steps shall be taken with mutual consultation of business community and other stakeholders for improving law and order so that police may be playing its effective role with community policing in running of wheel of economy.
These views were given by him when he was responding to media personnel during his visit at Lahore chamber of commerce and industry. President of Lahore chamber Irfan Iqbal Sheikh paid thanks to IG punjab for establishment of khidmat markaz and said that trade community now considers itself more secured and safe as compared to the past and our business activities are being fulfilled without any trouble.
He paid homage to eternal sacrifices of Punjab Police in a war against corona pandemic and terrorism and said that officers and officials of police have always performed a role of front line soldiers in every difficult time and solidified the future of this nation by sacrificing their lives for peace, stability and solidarity of state,upon which police force is really plausible and appreciable. He further said that business community shall definitely fully cooperate for establishment of model police stations and also extend cooperation and help and ownership for projects of modern policing. He added that, from business community, modern surveillance system for monitoring of CCTV cameras shall be established in markets of Lahore which will also be integrated with central monitoring system of Safe City Lahore so that mechanism of monitoring and elimination of crimes may be improved. Senior Vice president Ali Hassam Asghar apprised about the issues of business community and told that DPO Shiekhupura should be directed to clinch the necks of criminals in Mureedkay and Sheikhupura and also improve police patrolling as well. He added that professional beggars mafia restrict business activities in markets and qucik steps should be taken to get rid of them.