Shahbaz says police officers will be sent to Turkey for training. PHOTO: APP/FILE
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday said that a modern command and control centre was being set up to check crime in the city.
Presiding over a meeting, he said the centre would have the latest equipment at a cost of Rs5 billion.
He said CCTV cameras would be used to monitor several parts of the city. Sharif said all available resources should be utilised to maintain law and order in the city.
He asked the police to play its role and help eliminate crime from society.
He said a plan should be developed to establish such centers in Multan, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi as well.
The chief minister said that a proposal for expanded patrolling police units on motorcycles should be considered. He said police officers should be sent to Turkey for modern training and constituted a committee to select police officers to be sent to Turkey. He ordered the committee to follow merit while selecting the policemen.
Provincial minister Shuja Khanzada said his visit to Turkey had been successful and the Turkish government had assured him of maximum cooperation.
CM at Jamia Ashrafia
Sharif on Thursday also attended a certificate distribution ceremony at Jamia Ashrafia.
He said Jamia Ashrafia had played a pivotal role in spreading the peaceful message and teachings of Islam.
“Graduates and scholars from Jamia Ashrafia have been rendering invaluable services to Islam and the country,” he said.
Sharif said that Islam gave the message of peace, tolerance and brotherhood and discouraged extremism. He said clerics could play a key role in promoting tolerance and restraint in society.
“Justice, honesty and just distribution of resources are essential to resolve problems facing the country,” he said.
He urged clerics from all schools of thought to come forward and help eliminate extremism and terrorism. He said he favoured a dialogue to resolve the issues confronting the country.
He said Pakistan had been created to ensure supremacy of merit, justice, honesty and just distribution of resources.
“Millions of Muslims rendered sacrifices for the purpose… now is the time to ponder how much we have contributed towards this end.”
Sharif said efforts should be made to promote the principles of brotherhood, amity and accommodation, “otherwise the existing sorry state of affairs will continue to persist”.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 16th, 2014.
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