Effective policing measures to be ensured to eradicate crime: IGP

By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD: IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan has directed all police officials for highv igilance in the city to eradicate crime and ensure effective crackdown againstdrug pushers, proclaimed offenders and land grabbers. He made these directions while chairing a meeting held to review law and order situation and efforts of Islamabad Police against crime. The meeting was attended among others by all DIG Operations Waqar-ud-Din Syed, DG Safe City Sarfaraz Ahmed Falki, all SSPs, AIGs and Zonal SPs. IGP reviewed the performance of all Zonal officers and appreciated those performing well. He said that activities of drug pushers and land grabbers have been significantly decreased in the city due to effective crackdown against them.
IGP said that future of young generationwould be protected through strict action against drug pushers. He directed all police officials to resume anti-drug awareness campaign among students andseminars should be arranged at educational institutions in this regard.He directed all police officials to complete investigationon cases and submit their challans with courts at earliest. He asked all policeofficials to make efforts to curb crime and appealed the citizens to cooperatewith police in efforts against anti-social elements. The IGP directed allpolice officials to improve their performance by effectively combatting crimeand ensure arrest of proclaimed offenders at earliest. He asked police officialsto take effective steps to control crime and adopt professional as well asresponsible attitude to mitigate the sufferings of the people.
He categorically asked all police officials to focus onresolving the public complaints and take every possible step to provide maximumrelief to citizens.The IGP stressed for speedy disposal of cases and theirinvestigation purely on merit. He said that investigation on pending casesshould be completed at earliest as progress on such cases would be reviewed.He also urged police officials to adopt polite attitude withpublic and focus on resolving their public complaints. IGP asked for objective patrollingmeasures in the city and to enhance vigilance in the city. Islamabad police chief asked to install safe city cameraswhere car theft incidents are being reported. He said that scrutiny process ofdomestic servants should be started and awareness should be given to citizensto verify all details before employing anyone at their homes.He said that Islamabad police would be made a role modelforce through its performance and every possible effort to be ensured forrelief to people. PROIslamabad Police11-09-2020