Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar, has inaugurated the Special Initiative Police Stations of Saddar Baroni, Civil Lines, and Cantt in Rawalpindi.
The IGP also inaugurated online one unique initiative police station in 36 districts across Punjab.
On the occasion, Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Liaquat Ali Chatta, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi, Syed Khurram Ali, City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, Syed Khalid Hamdani, Deputy Commissioner Hasan Waqar Cheema, and other senior officers were present.
The project of upgrading the police stations had been completed in a short period of one month, the IG informed.
He said the waiting rooms of the police stations were equipped with furniture, a front desk, information LCDs, and other modern facilities.
“The upgrade is an important step towards changing Thana culture, and we want the citizens to feel safe in police stations,” IG Punjab said, adding that 80 percent of people come to police stations for character certificates and other documents.
The IG added that five hundred thousand citizens expressed their opinion through QR codes, and 97 percent of the citizens were positive.
Dr. Usman informed us that the crime rate in Rawalpindi had reduced by 34 percent, and 80 percent of murder cases had been traced.
He said all the cases of kidnapping for ransom had also been traced, adding that the credit for this performance goes to the CPOs, DPOs, and SHOs of Punjab.
Appreciating the upgrade, the IGP directed the authorities concerned to complete the upgrade work at all other police stations as soon as possible.
Each modern police station had already been inaugurated in 36 districts, while 737 police stations had been upgraded in one month by spending Rs 2 billion, he informed.
More than 14,000 youngsters are police volunteers and friends of police, and this is a two-week course. He said and informed that all-out efforts are being made to provide the best environment and ensure service delivery to the citizens.
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