IGP reviews annual development programme

LAHORE:Inspector General of Police (IGP),Punjab Dr Usman Anwar on Wednesday chaired a meeting here to review the province’s Annual Development Programme.

According to a spokesperson, the session focused on expediting key projects, including the expansion of the Safe cities initiative, as part of the chief minister’s vision for a safer Punjab. Senior officials, including Additional IG Welfare & Finance Imran Arshad, Additional IG Training Tariq Rustam Chauhan and MD Safe Cities Authority Muhammad Ahsan Younas were in attendance.

During the meeting, AIG Development M Abdullah Lak briefed participants on the use of supplementary grants to ensure timely completion of development projects. IGP Punjab Dr Usman Anwar directed that all ongoing development projects be completed by June 30 without exception. He said that under the programme, safe city camera networks have already been established in 40 cities and will be extended to all 7,000 union councils across Punjab by next year. Efforts were under way to expand the scope of safe cities to 144 tehsils, including 96 newly formed ones.

The IGP also instructed the timely completion of smart police stations and border and riverine check posts. He emphasized the need to accelerate upgrades to police training centres, police lines, barracks and hostels. He ordered that all relevant officers, including RPOs, CPOs and DPOs, have assured the completion of development projects within the designated timeline. Additional IG South Punjab, Additional IG CTD, RPOs, CPOs, DPOs and officers from the Special Branch, SPU and PHP participated via a video link.

Rs2.89m released for cops, families treatment

An additional Rs2.89 million has been released for medical treatment of police employees and their family members. According to a Punjab police spokesperson, retired Office Superintendent Abdul Ghaffar was granted Rs500,000 for liver cancer treatment, and Security Constable Qaiser Masih was provided Rs350,000 for major surgery. Constable Syed Iftikhar Hussain received Rs250,000 for his wife’s breast cancer treatment, while Constable Tanveer Ahmed was also given Rs250,000 for major surgery. Inspector Obaidullah Khan, Sub-Inspector Shehzad Rasool, and Driver Constable Naheed Aslam were each granted Rs200,000 for their medical treatment.

Sub Inspector Atta Muhammad, ASI Mohsin Ali, Constable Nazir Ahmed, Junior Patrolling Officer Ali Raza, and Constable Abid Ali were each given Rs100,000 for treatment expenses. ASI Muhammad Naveed, Constable Munawar Khan, Technical Officer Waseem Abbas, Junior Patrolling Officer Abdul Jabbar, and Sanitary Worker Hussain Sharif collectively received Rs. 340,000 for medical purposes.

Punjab Police spokesperson said that the funds were approved by IG Dr Usman Anwar after scrutiny by the Medical Financial Assistance Committee. Dr Usman Anwar added that under MoUs with various institutions, the police personnel are also being provided with top-quality healthcare facilities.