River watch: 687 constables complete training

LAHORE: As many as 687 constables, recruited for 49 riverine posts, have completed their basic training, IGP Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera was informed on Friday.

The IGP was chairing a meeting at the Central Police Office. He was informed that the new recruits would help check movement of terrorists, curb crimes like kidnapping for ransom and cattle theft and prevent smuggling of stolen vehicles to other provinces. The first batch, comprising 183 constables, has completed a three-month combat training course under the supervision of Pakistan Army. Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) Additional IGP Amjad Javaid Saleemi told the IGP that all 49 posts had become fully operational. Five posts had been set up in Attock, seven in Mianwali, three each in Bhakkar and Layyah, nine in Dera Ghazi Khan, eight in Muzaffargarh, four in Rajanpur and 10 in Rahim Yar Khan, he said.

The IGP was informed that the construction work had been completed on 19 posts; the remaining work would be completed by the end of this year. The IGP was informed that the required human resource, ammunition and funds had been provided for each post.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 7^th, 2016.