LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police Aamir Zulfiqar Khan Wednesday ordered the posting of at least one female SHO in every district of the province within the next five days.
The IG Punjab directed Additional IG Training to ensure the posting of women SHOs in all the districts of the province and submit a report in due time.
“The posting of women officials at women help desks established in all districts should be ensured at all costs so that women police officers can help women citizens who are victims of crime and social stigma.”
Punjab IG Police Aamir Zulfiqar Khan issued the instructions while presiding over a high-level meeting at Safe City Authorities, Head Office here in Qurban Lines. In the meeting, future agenda of the Women Police Conference and the professional issues of women police employees were discussed.
The IGP directed CCPO Lahore to utilize all available resources to provide better environment and facilities in Ladies Police Hostel in Qila Gujar Singh Police Lines. He directed that women police personnel in all districts of the province should be included short refresher courses on regular basis to increase their efficiency and capacity. The IG Police said that encouragement of women police officials who performed diligently was the need of the hour. In this regard, in the region I visit, women employees with good performance should be nominated for appreciation certificates and awards. In the meeting, decisions and suggestions made during the first women police conference held at Al Hamra Hall in collaboration with Punjab Police, USIP and Punjab Council for Human Rights were discussed. USIP Country Director, Imran Khan, Amna Kayani, Punjab Council for Human Rights Executive Director Shafiq Chaudhry, and women police officers also presented their suggestions. The IGP directed that concrete steps should be taken to resolve problems of women police employees across the province in the light of the suggestions of the Women Police Conference.
Additional IG Training, DIG Welfare, AIG Admin and Security, USIP Country Director Imran Khan, Punjab Council for Human Rights Executive Director Shafiq Chaudhry and other officers were also present in the meeting.
BRANCH OF ORGANIZED CRIME
Meanwhile, IG Police Aamir Zulfiqar Khan said Wednesday that to further improve investigation and follow-up of serious crime cases in the province, the branch of Organized Crime should be established and the DIG Organized Crime should be appointed in the Additional IG Investigation Office and a summary in this regard should also be sent to the government soon. He said that DIG Organized Crime will not only collect crime data through effective follow-up but will also give weekly reports about the progress of investigation on serious crime cases in all districts. Aamir Zulfiqar Khan said that the Organized Crime Branch will ensure close follow-up of the registered cases across the province and will focus on arresting dangerous criminals through effective investigation, timely completion of challan and strict punishment to habitual and professional criminals. The IGP said that DIG Organized Crime will maintain close coordination with the Regional Monitoring Units of Investigation and after registration of the case, he will monitor all the stages of the investigation and bring the case to its logical conclusion as soon as possible with effective follow-up.
