IGP Punjab inaugurates first police TV web channel

LAHORE: IG Punjab Shoaib Dastgir Thursday visited Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) Headquarters at Qurban Lines. He chaired a session on performance of the authority after inauguration of first police TV web channel in Pakistan.

Shoaib Dastgir said the web TV channel will propagate information and awareness about traffic laws, situation of law and order and programmes of general policing which will be instrumental in strengthening coordination between public and police. It will also give an opportunity to display unprecedented sacrifices and exemplary talent of police heroes. By this web channel good work of police will be propagated and also actions against criminals will be shown so that the image of police as department may be enhanced and its prestige may be restored quickly, he said.

He directed the officers that actions against criminals on roads and sensitive places should be done quickly through proper monitoring and police response and rescue forces should work together at other safe city projects in big cities so that the citizens may be helped out in the time of emergency. He said that monitoring system should be made effective to enhance overall progress of Pukar 15 call system and a courteous and soft communication should be done with the citizens upon their calls and also ensure steps for quick relief of the citizens.