Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan on Sunday commended the policy measures taken by the Punjab Police under the supervision of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar against criminals.
Talking about Punjab Police’s two-year performance, the minister said that Punjab Police have successfully identified 494 major drug peddling groups and have taken legal action against them. About 336 major gambling dens were identified and robust legal action against was taken against 311 of them, he said.
He further said that legal action was also taken against 300 bad characters/badmashaan threatening peace and stability of society. Fayyazul Hassan Chohan said that in a sustained operation against Qabza Mafia, Punjab police retrieved 460 properties, while arresting 1200 culprits. Sticking to the policy of deweaponization of society, Punjab Police conducted more than 12,000 raids.
More than 1,200 licenses were cancelled, while more than 300 inspections of arms dealers were carried out in combing operations. The minister informed that more than 560 cases were registered against persons spreading fear in public through aerial firing. Punjab police has successfully completed more than 7 million cases of more than 13 million cases received in Mobile Police Khidmat Centers. He said that to mitigate the cases of torture in lockups and police stations, CCTV cameras in the offices of SHOs, Front Desks and lockups have been installed.
So far, 716 SHOs are being monitored through CCTV cameras. The Punjab information minister said that the establishment of the Inspection and Discipline Branch in Police department is a major step towards self-accountability to improve the internal system of the department.
Resorting to effective use of modern technology and equipment for preventing crimes, Punjab Police has successfully installed two E-check posts at two entry points of Lahore. These E-check posts are linked to NADRA, Excise department and Criminal Records.
In a first, to promote safe tourism in the province, 47 and 100 police jawans have been trained and deployed at Murree and Kartarpur respectively. This step will go a long way in promoting tourism in Punjab according to the vision of Buzdar Government.
