A delegation of Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry called on IG Punjab Inam Ghani at Central Police Office.
A visit of the mobile service van will be ensured one day a week at the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Women help desks have been set up in all the districts of the province to address the problems of women.
By registering on the Women's Safety App, working women and housewives can get immediate help from other relevant agencies, including the Police.
Inspector General of Police Punjab Inam Ghani has said that a one-day visit of the Police Mobile Service Center Van should be arranged every week at the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry so that women may take benefits from fast track service delivery of police at their offices. He further said that in the mobile service van, the members of the Women's Chamber of Commerce would be able to avail 14 modern policing facilities under one roof which would save their valuable time and capital. He further said that women belonging to the business community can also avail the benefit of Punjab Police Employee Registration and Tenancy Registration Rules so that they could face minimum hassle in case of various problems. He further said that gender crimes were rampant in all the districts of the province for this, women help desks have been set up for the immediate redressal of the grievances where women can seek immediate relief from the police regarding their problems. He further said that professional begging mafia is a source of trouble for families especially women and in this regard operations are underway in collaboration with the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau to eradicate traffic congestion, while monitoring of Safe City cameras is being used to improve traffic management, especially for the lane system. He further said that eradication of sexual violence against women, harassment, acid attack, honor killing and other socio-economic crimes are among the top priorities of Punjab Police and therefore "Women Safety App" has been launched with effective use of modern technology. By registering on this, all working women and housewives of the province, female students in case of emergency can get immediate help and cooperation from the police and other relevant agencies. He expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation from the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Central Police Office here today. The delegation led by President Women's Chamber Rukhsana Zafar included officials of Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Faiza Nabil, Zartashia Omar, Shazia Suleiman, Qaisara Sheikh and Tahira Naseem.
During the meeting, DIG Safe City Kamran Khan while briefing the delegation of Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the Women Safety App created for the protection of women said that thousands of women have registered on the app launched last month and their number is increasing day by day. President Women's Chamber Rukhsana Zafar lauded the Women Safety App and other modern policing initiatives and said that the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry is ready to co-operate in organizing workshops and seminars for awareness campaigns on projects initiated using modern technology. She further said that they would work with the Punjab Police to help and alleviate the problems of women in rural areas so that the exploitation of women and domestic workers could be further reduced. Responding to questions from the women officials of the Women's Chamber delegation on the occasion, the IG Punjab said that intelligence-based operations were underway to eradicate drug dealers in the vicinity of Working Women's Hostels and educational institutions and big fish involved in drug trafficking are being arrested . He further said that women constitute more than half of the population of Pakistan so all possible steps are being taken to recruit more women officers and personnel in the police force so that they can become part of the force and ensure more speedy resolution of women's issues. Additional IG Operations Sahibzada Shehzad Sultan, DIG Training Dr Sulaiman Sultan Rana, DIG IT Waqas Nazir, DIG Legal Jawad Ahmed Dogar, AIG Operations Ghazi Salahuddin and other officers were also present on the occasion.
(Handout No. 275)
Nayab Haider
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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