Construction work of new police stations reviewed

Aug 18, 2016

Lahore: Progress regarding the construction of new police stations in Lahore, upgrade of old ones, construction of residential blocks for police force, construction of sheds, workshop and parking for Dolphin’s motorcycles and vehicles was reviewed by the IGP.

He also reviewed the construction of Civil Lines Dolphin Police and improvement of the working of the police stations along with the provision of positive and healthy working environment for them.

Addl IGP Welfare and Finance, Sohail Khan, Addl IGP Operations/Investigation Punjab, Arif Nawaz, senior police officers of Lahore police, CCPO Amin Wains, DIG Investigation Sultan Ahmad Ch, DIG Operations Dr Haider Ashraf, SSP Admin Rana Ayaz Saleem and other senior officers of CPO also attended the meeting.

During the meeting, CCPO Amin Wains proposed the delegation of financial powers to police stations. IGP agreed with the proposal and decided that after completion of the individual budgeting of each police station, the DDO powers will be delegated directly to the respective SDPOs for the consecutive working of the police stations.

IGP agreed to establish an independent financial crime unit where the cases regarding the financial matters of the citizens could be dealt independently. While discussing the issues being faced by the investigation officers particularly the Homicide Squad, it was decided that the sufficient money will be allocated to investigation officers just after the approval of the government for which the summery has already been moved.

DIG Operations Dr Haider Ashraf told the IGP that the acquiring of land for Dolphin Civil Line Police is under process whereas the construction process of Dolphin Centers in each division continued and will be completed very soon. SSP Admin Rana Ayaz Saleem told the IGP about the progress of under construction police stations in Lahore.

He said Garden Town police station spreading over the area of 4 canals has been completed whereas 10 police stations Akbari Gate, Badamibagh, Gawalmandi, Qila Gujjar Singh, Chung, Naulakha, Lohari Gate, Mozang and Yakki Gate are near to completion. Rana Ayaz Saleem added that the construction work of 4 new approved police stations including Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Liaqatabad and Faisal Town will be started very soon.

Mushtaq Sukhera reviewed the progress regarding the construction of new residential blocks for the police officials.

The IGP was told by SSP Admin that in the area of Bhobattiyan the construction of 5 new buildings will be completed very shortly which included 90 flats in 15 blocks. Each block will have 6 flats. IGP also directed the police to build the messes in those police stations which have an ample space. 

(The News)

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