More police stations need of hour: CCPO

By Our Correspondent
November 07, 2023
Security personnel stand guard ahead of the start of a cricket match, outside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. — AFP/File
Security personnel stand guard ahead of the start of a cricket match, outside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. — AFP/File 

LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana said that setting up more police stations is dire need of the hour as per proportion of the population of provincial capital.

He said this while presiding over a meeting to review the progress of various development schemes and welfare-based projects of police stations under Annual Development Programme on Monday.

DIG Operation Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi and SSP (Admin) Atif Nazeer gave a detailed briefing about the completion of 50 police stations and other uplift schemes. The meeting discussed the improvement and construction of new police stations and shifting them at rental buildings carried out under the project of special initiative for police stations.

Capital City Police Officer Lahore stressed upon to make Bhatti Gate Police Station functional as early as possible. He further informed that police stations are being equipped with all modern facilities under the vision of caretaker CM Mohsin Naqvi. He further instructed the staff of Lahore police to behave politely with the people coming to the police station for the redressal of their complaints.