LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem on Friday chaired the crime control weekly review meeting of all regions and districts.
The meeting, held at the Central Police Office, reviewed in detail the weekly performance. It was briefed that the declining trend in incidents of heinous crimes, including murder, dacoity and rape, continued for the third consecutive week across Punjab.
During the briefing, AIG Monitoring informed the meeting that the effective operational strategy of Punjab Police had helped stabilise the declining trend in heinous crimes.
IGP Kareem directed that special attention be focused on crime hotspots and immediate action be ensured against criminal elements to sustain the decline in heinous crimes.
He said that curbing murder, dacoity, robbery, crimes against children and women, and organised crime remained the top priorities of the Punjab Police.
He said that RPOs and DPOs should continue their dedicated efforts to realise the Safe Punjab vision of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. RPOs should regularly review the performance of district police officers themselves, while ensuring police station inspections, effective patrolling, surveillance and the use of modern IT-based technology, he added.
The IGP made it clear that abuse of authority, violation of the code of conduct and corruption would not be tolerated under any circumstances. Strict action against officers and personnel involved in corruption and illegal activities would continue without discrimination. He said that the accountability process in Punjab Police was underway effectively and no leniency would be shown to personnel found negligent in their duties or guilty of misusing their authority.
Punjab Additional IG Imran Arshad, Additional IG Investigation Muhammad Kamran Khan, AIG Monitoring, Punjab SSP Investigation, AIG Operations, AIG Coordination and AIG Admin & Security attended the meeting. Lahore CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamyana, South Punjab Additional IG Syed Khurram Ali, Safe Cities MD, RPOs, CPOs, DPOs, DIGs Operations and Investigation Lahore, along with other concerned officers, participated in the meeting through video link.
Published in Dawn, November 14th, 2026
