IGP Directs To Beef Up Security Of Worship Places, Churches

Muhammad Rameez Published August 16, 2017 | 07:55 PM

Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Capt (r) Arif Nawaz Khan said that security of worship places, churches

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Aug, 2017 ) : Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Capt (r) Arif Nawaz Khan said that security of worship places, churches, educational institutions in particular institutions running co-education system be beefed up.

Addressing video link RPOs conference at Central Police Office here on Wednesday, he said that it should be ensured that the panic button working in all educational institution throughout the province especially A and B category institutions in working condition.

He said that monitoring of inter-provincial checkposts (Remote Search Parks) be ensured at any cost and all the vehicles and public passing these checkposts should be checked accordingly and the officials posted at these check posts should be briefed by the concerned officers regularly.

Showing annoyance over the murder of a kidnapped boy in Sheikhupura, the IGP directed the RPO and DPO Sheikhupura to arrest the criminals involved in this heinous incident. AIG Operations while giving the briefing to the IGP has disclosed that during the last 15 days 813 A category proclaimed offenders was arrested under the ongoing special campaign against the proclaimed offenders and anti social elements throughout the province and the raids were in process to arrest the other criminals.

During the conference, Inspector General of Police said that RPOs and DPOs personally monitor the ongoing special campaign against the proclaimed offenders, terrorists and anti-social elements personally so that these anti-social elements be sent behind the bars.

The districts which will remain failed to show performance regarding the arrest of POs and anti-social elements will be served letters of displeasure, he added. The IGP directed the RPOs and DPOs that combing, search and intelligence based operations (IBOs) should be supervised by DPO himself of atleast an officer rank of ASP/DSP.

He also directed the officers during conference that cleanliness of weapons and regular firing practice of police force in all districts should be ensured and no laxity would be tolerated in this regard. All senior police officers also attended the meeting.