Full participation of police teams in rescue activities to control the fire at Hafeez Center on the direction of IG Punjab.

Full participation of police teams in rescue activities to control the fire at Hafeez Center on the direction of IG Punjab.

Police teams are using all available resources to participate in the rescue operation along with other agencies including rescue and fire brigade.

Inspector General of Police Punjab Inam Ghani has said that Punjab Police is present for the protection, assistance and guidance of the citizens in every hour of need and will continue to take all possible steps for the protection of life and property of every distressed citizen.  He directed the senior officers of Lahore Police to go to the spot on their own to provide full support to the fire rescue and relief operation at Hafeez Center Gulberg and provide all possible help and guidance to the rescue teams engaged in the relief work and stay on the scene until the operation is complete.

At the direction of IG Punjab, CCPO Lahore, DIG Operations and other officers including Divisional SP visited Gulberg Hafeez Center and supervised the rescue operation as well as briefing and giving guidelines to the personnel engaged in relief activities.  Under the direction of IG Punjab, police teams are playing their full role in the relief activities using all available resources and also for security and rescue work around Gulberg Main Boulevard and Hafeez Center during the rescue operation. While IG Punjab Inam Ghani himself is reviewing the latest situation from time to time.

(Handout No. 234)
Nayab Haider
Director Public Relations
​Punjab Police  

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Press Release Date: 
Sunday, October 18, 2020