Respect the people, IG tells cops

'We should respect the people from whose taxes our salaries are paid'


Our Correspondent September 25, 2020
A file photo of Islamabad police. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID/EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD:

The Islamabad police chief has directed the force to improve its performance. “We should respect the people from whose taxes our salaries are paid,” IGP Aamir Zulfiqar said. He directed all officers leading various police zones, circles and police stations to improve performance and ensure effective measures for protecting the lives and property of the people. He made these directions while chairing a meeting held to review the crime rate in the City Zone of Islamabad police.

The meeting was attended among others by Operations DIG Waqaruddin Syed, Operations AIG Haroon Joya, City Zone SP Omer Khan, Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPOs) and SHOs of police stations in the City Zone. The IGP said that crime rate in the City Zone of Islamabad police has declined during the ongoing year while effective crackdown against the proclaimed offenders was launched. He said that anti-corruption unit has been established in Islamabad police and accountability process is underway in the force.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2020.

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