Staff Reporter
Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja has said that improvement in the police force, welfare and establishment of law and order is the first priority of the government. He said that Punjab Police have been producing better results in the most difficult times despite having less resources.
He expressed these views while addressing a function held to provide 30 vehicles to the Police Department at the Police Headquarters, Rawalpindi. Raja Basharat said that if the salary of the police was made equal to that of the Motorway Police, it could solve many problems. He said “Police youth had sacrificed their precious lives for the protection of life and property of the citizens which are commendable. The process of improving the police is not limited to vehicles but the Punjab government is bringing more packages of better measures for the police. The new vehicles have been provided by Rawalpindi Police with tracker, anti-car lifting software, criminal record, high tech wireless system, video calling and tab and other facilities which are commendable. Police Department has been provided 500 patrol vans across Punjab. Have been made. Under the current government, Safe City will be established in Rawalpindi and Faisalabad.”
Provincial Law Minister further said that the force which sacrificed its life for the protection of life and property of the citizens was commendable. He said on the occasion” unfortunately, the hundred-year-old law was still in force. How many of these things are obsolete? We are trying to harmonize the law with the present. I am not ashamed to say that Punjab has had police officers for many years who work for the public 24 hours a day. There is a need to take this sentiment to the next level. In the case of investigation of murder, police officers were given an investigation bill of Rs. 25 only per file, whereas Officers are to go to Lahore to submit the files. We are ensuring that a center for the collection of files is set up at the divisional level. Locators provided to the police are currently using 2G technology while the world is currently using 5G technology.” RPO Imran Ahmar said that with the efforts of Mohammad Basharat Raja, the police got allowances and the new the recruitment process would solve the problem of shortage of personnel. “Every police officer feels that we have our own representative in the cabinet because of your presence in the cabinet,” he said.