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MCCI team visits Cantt model police station
From Our Correspondent
MULTAN: A delegation of the Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Monday visited the model police station of Cantonment and praised police bravery against criminals.
The delegation was led by MCCI president Farid Mughis Sheikh. Multan CPO Azhar Akram received the team and briefed them on the facilities available there, like computerised registration of complaint, reply of complaint through SMS to the complainants, command and control centre and waiting room for the general public.
He said the model police station was a symbol of protection and honour for a man and its officers were responsible to protect the life, property and liberty of people with the aim “Live to Serve”. He said the Punjab government took comprehensive steps to change Thana culture, uphold the principles of rule of law and natural justice, put maximum effort to set up a crime free society by promoting the concept of community policing to develop mutual confidence among the people and police force and tried to weed out impurities from Thana Culture.
The CPO said the establishment of the model police station would improve the performance of Punjab Police which would helpful to become symbol of help and protection of the oppressed and the outlaws could be taken to task.
He told the MCCI team that the Punjab government took an initiative to declare 100 police stations as model police stations. The MCCI president praised performance of the police in maintaining law and order despite limited resources. He assured full cooperation to police chief in maintaining public order and referred to the problems faced by the traders’ community.