Over Rs11m allocated for cops’ children cochlear implants

LAHORE:The Inspector General of Punjab Police, Dr Usman Anwar, has approved funds amounting to Rs11.62 million for cochlear implant surgeries of seven more children of police personnel in a meeting held on Thursday.

According to a Punjab Police spokesperson, the IG said that, to date, cochlear implant surgeries have been successfully conducted for 34 children of police employees.

Promotion ranks conferred on 37 cops

A rank-pinning ceremony was held at the Central Police Office on Thursday where 37 officers were formally promoted to the rank of inspector.

IGP Dr Usman Anwar conferred inspector ranks on 37 officers - 30 from Rawalpindi, five from Sahiwal and two from Sargodha - during a ceremony attended by their families, according to a Punjab Police spokesperson. IG Usman extended his congratulations to the newly-promoted officers and their families, emphasising the importance of professionalism and teamwork in addressing the challenges of terrorism, extremism and crime. He said that training courses for further promotions from sub-inspector to inspector have commenced and a promotion board was scheduled for the first week of September.

Usman Anwar also announced plans for promotions to 30 SP-rank and over 70 DSP-rank positions. An additional 400 inspector-level seats will also be made available, he added.Dr Usman said that new specialized units, including Cyber Crime and Punjab Tourism Police, were being established to improve policing in the province. He urged officers and personnel to maintain updated Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) and service records, reiterating that the department aims to complete 5,000 promotions this year.

2,195 beggars arrested this year

In an operation against organised begging networks, Lahore Police have arrested 2,195 habitual beggars and registered 2,170 FIRs since the beginning of the year, according to a statement issued by the police spokesperson on Thursday.

Among those apprehended are 2,083 men, 100 women and 12 alleged facilitators. The arrests were made across the City’s six divisions, with 527 in City Division, 474 in Cantonment, 272 in Civil Lines, 249 in Saddar, 232 in Iqbal Town, and 441 in Model Town.CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamyana reaffirmed the department’s commitment to eliminating street begging in the City.

‘There is zero tolerance for begging. We are committed to ridding Lahore of this social menace,’ he said. The CCPO directed law enforcement teams to carry out intelligence-based operations targeting drug dealers and other criminals posing as beggars.