First-ever video conference for security on Eid

IN order to review the public safety and security arrangements being adopted by the Regional Police Officers across the Punjab on the occasion of Chand Raat and Eid-ul-Fitar, the first-ever Video RPO Conference was held on Thursday at the Central Police Office Lahore under the chairmanship of Inspector General of Police Punjab Khan Baig.

In desktop video Conferencing, RPO Faisalabad Javaid Islam, RPO Sargodha Muhammad Tahir, RPO Multan Ali Amir Malik, RPO Sahiwal Muhammad Shehzad Sultan, RPO Bahawalpur Ahmed Ishaq Jehangir, RPO D.G. Khan Akhter Umer Hayat, CPO Gujranwala, Raja Riffat Mukhtar and SSP Operations Rawalpindi Israr Ahmed Khan were present at the video link whereas RPO Sheikhupura Abu Bakar Khuda Bakhsh, CCPO Lahore Shafique Ahmed, DIG Operations Lahore Rai Muhammad Tahir, AIG Operations Waqas Nazir and PSO to IGP Muhammad Ali Naik personally attended the conference.

While addressing his maiden cloud-based video conferencing, the IGP said that the purpose of such conference is only to ensure the presence of the field officers in their regions on the occasion of Eid festival and to save unnecessary official expenditures.

Subjects like security arrangements in shopping malls, markets, mosques, Eidgahs, Madaris, imambargahs, sensitive points and government buildings along with the security of jails and arrest of hardened criminals were included in the agenda.

All the RPOs briefed the IGP regarding the region-wise security arrangements which they adopted for 15549 mosques, 1197 Imam Bargahs and 1325 public places where Eid prayer will be offered.

RPOs also briefed about the security steps taken by them in all the hotels, inns, guest houses and hostels of their regions. They said that all these places are already being thoroughly searched whereas regular monitoring of these is still going on.

Khan Baig directed the RPOs that in collaboration with the elite police force, rangers and jail authorities, security of jails, including sensitive jails, should be ensured. He also advised that bullet proof jackets and sand bags must be provided to the official deputed force at sensitive security points of the jails. The IGP also reviewed the response time in case of occurrence of any kind of untoward incident.

He said that the basic responsibility of the police officer is to eliminate crime and those who failed in discharging their duties will face departmental action along with their transfer.

IGP also told that he waved of a complicated procedure of reward payment for the officials who get injured during duty. AIG Operations was given the task who immediately process the reward statement send by any field officer and arrange the money for injured. IGP also said that these officials will be provided free medical treatment by the department.

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