Capital police martyrs’ package increased

IGP says hiring 1,100 more constables to meet shortage of personnel

ISLAMABAD:

The martyrs' package for Islamabad police has been made equivalent with package of Punjab Police while the children of martyred employees were recruited in the force, said Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar.

Welfare of policemen for better output is among top priorities of the department, he said addressing 'Police Darbar' held at Police Line Headquarters to listen and resolve the professional matters of the personnel.

As part of policy to overcome shortage, Islamabad police chief said, 1,200 constables were inducted in the force on merit whose training was in final stage. He said that 1,100 more constables would be recruited to overcome the shortage of personnel in the force.

The IGP said that promotions on large scale were made for the first time in history of Islamabad police and 687 policemen from constable to SP and 85 employees in clerical staff got promotions.

On the occasion, he also pinned badges to newly promoted 16 DSPs and 26 inspectors and congratulated them on new assignments. He hoped that the officers would observe their professional duties with honesty in next ranks and would facilitate the general public through their professional attitude as well as hard work. "I am very much pleased to see the happy faces of the newly promoted officers," the IGP said and thanked his team for fulfilling the responsibility assigned to them in an honest manner.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 2^nd, 2020.