Progress on acquiring land for police stations reviewed

LAHORE:Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Bilal Siddique Kamyana Wednesday chaired a meeting at his office to assess advancement in ongoing development schemes and welfare initiatives.

The meeting focused on the progress of acquiring land for police stations in Shadman, Shad Bagh, Sanda, and Sattu Katla. Plans were also discussed for operationalising police stations in Liaquatabad, Heyr, and Mughalpura in near future.

Significant progress was evaluated for the construction of 22 smart police stations across various locations, including Wahdat Colony, Samanabad, Johar Town, Kot Lakhpat, Shahdara Town, Nishtar Colony, Sanda, Nawankot, Harbanspura, Gujjarpura, Nawab Town, Ghalib Market, and Batapur.

The CCPO emphasised to ensure expeditious completion of projects outlined in the annual development programme. He stressed fast coordination with pertinent authorities to secure necessary land for new stations and stressed meticulous monitoring to ensure timely execution of all development initiatives.

The CCPO underscored the importance of fostering a compassionate approach within police stations, urging staff to prioritise addressing citizens’ concerns. DIG (Operations) Faisal Kamran, SSP (Administration) Atif Nazir, SSP (Operations) Tassawar Iqbal, and other relevant officers also attended the meeting.

10 unclaimed bodies buried

The Edhi Foundation buried ten unclaimed bodies in Lahore on Wednesday. The Edhi Foundation recovered three bodies from Kot Lakhpat, and one each from Lower Mall, Masti Gate, Kahna, Chung, Ichhara, Samanabad, and Raiwind. The bodies were buried in Saggian graveyard.