GUJRANWALA/FAISALABAD– Additional IG Punjab Highway Patrol Captain (Retired) Zafar Iqbal Awan visited Gujranwala and Faisalabad regions on Sunday to review working and performance of his force.
The visit followed the orders of Inspector General of Punjab Police Shoaib Dastgir and was aimed at improving public service delivery and discussing personnel welfare related issues of force.
Additional IGPH inaugurated the patrolling post Ahmedpur virkan in Gujranwala Region, moreover visited Chowki Kamalpur in Faisalabad Region and reviewed the performance of the personnel deployed.On this occasion, under the clean and green Pakistan planted trees in patrolling posts.
Afterwards, Additional IGP PHP organised police Darbars in both regions where while addressing the officers and officials the Additional IGPH said that for the best performance the patrolling police should win the confidence of the commuters in every case and for this, field officers should promote the public friendly policing.
He added that PHP’s primary responsibility is to prevent crime on the highways,where as it is also our obligation to guide and assist the passengers, so that a better, brotherly and more friendly Behavior of PHP will be projected.
The chair inserted that policing is not just a profession but it is a great way of life and a wonderful way of serving the people. After that the Additional IGP distributed cash rewards and certificates among the best performers and put flowers on memorials of martyrs.
Additional IGP PHP met with RPO Gujranwala Tariq Abbas Qureshi, RPO Faisalabad Rifat Mukhtar Raja, CPO Gujranwala Gohar Mushtaq Bhutta, CPO Faisalabad Sohail Chaudhary and discussed joint operations between PHP and district police for prevention of crimes on the roads.
Regional SPs Shujaat Ali Rana and Farooq Ahmad Hundal were also present during the meeting.
The RPO Faisalabad and RPO Gujranwala praised the performance of the patrolling police in the respective regions and said that PHP has played a vital role in eliminating the crimes on highways. In order to improve coordination between PHP and District Police all members agreed to ensure all possible measures to be taken.— PRESS RELEASE
