SIALKOT, Oct 23: The Punjab government will establish three each police patrol posts in urban areas of Sialkot, Gujrat and Gujranwala. While 31 more patrol posts will soon be established in urban and rural areas of Gujranwala division under the second phase.

This was disclosed by Gujranwala region’s patrol posts SP Ali Ahmad Kayani while talking to reporters here on Sunday. The SP said that under the first phase around 33 patrol posts were being established in urban and rural areas of Gujranwala region.

He said that 16 posts had already started functioning while the construction of remaining posts had also been completed where the staff would soon be deputed after its training at the police training centre in Sahala.

Mr Kayani claimed that patrol posts were giving good results in respect of the provision of safety and reduction in highway crimes in Gujranwala region.

He said the patrol police recovered nine snatched motorcycles, three cars, seven other vehicles, 42 weapons, 27 pistols, 14 rifles, 995 cartridges, 57 magazines, 190 grams of hashish and 1.5 litres of liquor. He said police also arrested three proclaimed offenders, one absconder and 75 offenders.

NOCS: Governments of AJK and the NWFP and Mansehra’s district government have granted NOCs to the Parliamentarian Doctors Forum (PDF) to build 200 houses in the earthquake-hit areas. PDF chairperson Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan told reporters here on Sunday that houses would be constructed in areas, including Muzaffarabad, Balakot, Rawalakot, Battagram, Abbottabad and Mansehra.