‘Effective security to be ensured during Ramazan in Islamabad’

DIG operations tells police to ensure effective patrolling and high vigilance during the sacred month

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have been directed to ensure effective policing in the city and ensure comprehensive security arrangements for the worshippers during sacred month of Ramazan.

These directions were made by Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed in a meeting held at Rescue 15 on Saturday.

The meeting held following directions of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar was attended among others by Additional SP Hassam bin Ibqal, SP (City) Sayed Aziz, SP (Saddar) Malik Naeem Iqbal, SP (Rural) Muhammad Omer Khan, all Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPOs), Station House Officers (SHOs) of all police stations, In-Charge Security Branch and senior police officials.

DIG operations directed to ensure fool proof security arrangements in the entire city and put security on high alert during month of Ramazan. He said that no sluggish response in provision of effective security would be tolerated. Complete coordination should be maintained among all police wings and effective action to be ensured against criminal elements.

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Waqar asked all police officials to resolve complaints of people on immediate basis received through PMDU portal.

He directed all police officials to improve their performance by effectively combating crime and ensure arrest of proclaimed offenders at earliest.

DIG (Operations) said that strict monitoring should be ensured of those persons remained jail birds earlier and effective strategy to be adopted to curb street crime.

He directed all officials for strict checking at entry and exit points of the city. Waqar asked police officials to take effective steps to control crime and adopt professional as well as responsible attitude to mitigate the sufferings of the people.

He categorically asked all police officials to focus on resolving the public complaints and take every possible step to provide maximum relief to citizens. He said that effective patrolling and high vigilance should be conducted during sacred month of Ramazan.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 5^th, 2019.