On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the Faisal Chowk Mall road blast, IG Punjab fulfilled another promise by paying homage to the martyred police. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar met the children of police martyrs at the Central Police Office and distributed junior clerk appointment letters among the children of 23 police martyrs. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar congratulated the children of the martyrs for becoming a part of the police department.
IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that Punjab Police is such a prestigious institution where son, father and grandfather have the honor of attaining the eternal status of martyrs. IG Punjab said that there is not a single case of recruitment pending in Punjab Police on Shahuda claim, during Last year, 134 children of martyrs have been recruited in various cadres including junior clerks. Dr. Usman Anwar said that out of 1300 police martyrs who embraced martyrdom before 2017, 650 families have been provided plots for building houses. 02 crores have been paid in installments to the deserving families of the martyrs for the construction of houses on the plots. IG Punjab said that the pension amount for the families of police martyrs has been increased to 35 thousand rupees, with this initiative families of hundreds of martyrs will be benefited.
IG Punjab said that 41 new projects have been started for the welfare of the police force. Additional IG Punjab Sultan Ahmad Chaudhry, Additional IG Welfare Riaz Nazir Gara, DIG Establishment II Zeeshan Asghar, AIG Admin Dr Muhammad Rizwan and AIG Welfare Sajid Khokhar and other officers attended the event.
Moreover, Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar is ensuring priority measures for the health welfare of the police force, in continuation of which, IG Punjab has released another 11 lakh rupees for police employees serving in different districts. According to the details Ghazi Nadeem Shehzad of Lahore Police was given 03 lakh rupees for treatment.
Lahore Police Ghazi Head Constable Imtiaz Hussain was given Rs. 02 lakh for medical expenses. Ghazi ASI Amjad Ali and Shahbaz Ashraf were given Rs. 02 lakh each for medical expenses. Injured Constable Zaheer Abbas and Constable Muhammad Asif Ghazi were given Rs. 01 lakh each for medical expenses. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar directed the force to continue taking measures for the health welfare of the force.
IGP Punjab said that medical applications of the force received from different districts should be provided with best possible relief via immediate action.
