Police-lawyers liaison to be improved: IGP

LAHORE: A delegation of Lahore Bar Association (LBA), including its president Munir Hussain Bhatti, called on Inspector General Police (IGP), Punjab, Dr Usman Anwar at the Central Police Office on Tuesday.

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, including security of courts, lawyers’ chambers, solutions to problems of the lawyers' community were discussed. On the occasion, the IGP said coordination would be further improved with the leadership of lawyers’ community. He said the police and the bar are closely involved in ensuring the justice to citizens and lawyers have a key role in bringing criminals to justice and establishing law and order. The IGP directed DIG Operations to prepare a workable plan to establish facilities of Police Service Centre and Licensing Centres in Lahore Sessions Court.

The IGP appointed DSP Legal Lahore Muhammad Sabtain as focal person to further improve coordination between lawyers and Lahore Police. The IGP directed to make mutual consultation and coordination more effective with Lahore Bar Council to solve challenges. LBA secretary general Naeem Tahir, vice-presidents Imran Sarwar and Nisar Akbar Bhatti and other office-bearers included in the delegation. Additional IG Internal Accountability Imran Mehmood, DIG Headquarters Humayun Bashir, DIG Operations Punjab Waqas Nazir, DIG Security Kamran Adil, DIG Operations Lahore Ali Nasir Rizvi, AIG Operations Punjab Asad Ijaz Malhi Senior police officers were also present in the meeting.

Police ink MoU with healthcare entity

An MOU was reached between the Punjab Police and a private health welfare organization (Lahore Lines Welfare Organisation) in a ceremony at the Central Police Office. The IGP and Chairman of the entity Muhammad Danish Siddique signed the MOU. Under the MOU, special concessions will be provided to police employees in the treatment of eye, dental and other diseases. According to a police spokesperson, families of police martyrs will be given cornea transplant and phaco cataract surgery free of charge in hospitals of private organizations.