Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has said that police working has been shifted from traditional to modern policing model with the effective use of modern technology.
He said New Safe Cities projects are being rapidly completed in several districts which will further improve crime control, traffic management and monitoring of sensitive areas, surveillance and community policing initiatives. He said this during his conversation with officers undergoing the 40th Mid-Career Management Course on their visit to the Central Police Office (CPO), here on Friday. The IGP Punjab said that modern reforms had been implemented across operations, investigations, traffic, and police stations, accelerating the provision of policing services to citizens and crime prevention. He also highlighted that modern training courses, promotions, and recruitment processes are ongoing to enhance the capacity of the police force, with more personnel to be promoted on merit. The delegation from the National Institute of Management Quetta included officers from the Pakistan Administrative Service, Inland Revenue Services, Police Service of Pakistan, Railways, and provincial services of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, among other institutions.
The IGP briefed the officers on recent modern reforms in the Punjab Police and answered various questions posed by the officers. Additional IG Establishment Punjab Sultan Ahmad Chaudhry and Additional IG Welfare and Finance Riaz Nazir Gara informed the delegation about the upgrade measures within the police framework. AIG Admin and Security Dr. Rizwan Ahmad briefed the delegation on the administrative and professional matters of the Punjab Police. The participants were shown a documentary film on various field formations, reforms, and the public service delivery system. At the end of the visit, commemorative souvenirs were exchanged between the delegation head and police officers. Moreover, a delegation of scholars, led by Chairman Islamic Ideological Council Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi, visited the Central Police Office here on Friday and met Additional IG Operations Punjab Shehzada Sultan. The delegation included Mufti Intikhab Ahmad, Mufti Muhammad Imran, Maulana Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari, Maulana Muhammad Ali Naqshbandi, and Maulana Ihsan-ul-Haq Siddiqui. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest including security of mosques and madrassas, Muharram security arrangements were discussed. The additional IG Operations said that Punjab Police were ensuring the security of mosques, imambargahs, and madrassas according to SOPs. He assured that strict security arrangements will also be made for Eid-ul-Azha in accordance with the SOPs. Furthermore, Shehzada Sultan mentioned that Punjab Police will ensure compliance with the Punjab Home Departments guidelines regarding the collection of animal hides during Eid-ul-Azha. Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi paid rich tribute to the sacrifices of police martyrs and ghazis in maintaining law and order, stating that scholars will continue to play their role in promoting interfaith harmony, peace and Muslim unity.
