Punjab police sign MoU on Khidmat Marakaz

IGP Captain (retd) Arif Nawaz Khan says the selection of IT projects is an honour for Punjab Police

LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been inked between the Punjab Police, Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP) and Harvard Canady School for research on 8787 complaint cell and Khidmat Marakaz at CPO on Tuesday.

A delegation from CERP and Harvard Kennedy School led by Associate Professor of LUMS Dr Ali Cheema attended the event. In light of the research project, recommendations will be made to further improve the service delivery and performance of IT Projects of Punjab Police.

Speaking on the occasion, IGP Captain (retd) Arif Nawaz Khan said selection of IT projects is an honour for Punjab Police. “The research will be helpful in meeting future challenges,” he said. He explained that Punjab police has started projects with the effective use of IT so that millions of citizens could benefit from services.

Dr Cheema said MoU is proof that the IGP trusts his IT projects and we are sure that this research will be a role model for other departments too.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 15^th, 2019.