MULTAN: IGP Shoaib Dastagir says the office of additional inspector general (AIG) south Punjab is being made functional with full administrative powers and resources to provide justice to the people of south Punjab.

During his first visit to the city after the announcement of the appointment of the AIG, the IGP said that the AIG south Punjab had been given the task of making police delivery service and complaint management system in the region effective so that the benefits of new police system could reach the common man.

“While keeping in view the longstanding demand of the people of this area, the legal obstacles to transfer the third degree power of changing of investigation to AIG south Punjab are being removed,” he stated while addressing the participants in police Darbar which was held at the Police Lines.

He said the appeals of police employees of Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan and Bahawalpur in connection with service matters and punishments would also be heard by the AIG south Punjab.

The IGP who was accompanied by AIG south Punjab Inam Ghani, Regional Police Officer Wasim Ahmed Khan, Vehari District Police Officer Ehsanullah Chohan, Khanewal DPO Ali Wasim, Lodhran DPO Syed Karar Hussain and other police officers inaugurated the new conference room of the RPO Office and new bread plant and classrooms at the Police Lines.

The IGP said assistance should be provided to courts for dispensing justice to people. He said transparent mechanism of investigation at police stations was being introduced and in this regard the field force would be provided all required facilities.

“The provincial government is providing police vehicles worth Rs2.5 billion to the department,” he said. He said being the IGP, he focused on the cases of the employees and promotions were given to police employees who were waiting for their promotions for long.

AIG south Punjab Inam Ghani said while keeping in view the public-friendly vision of the IGP, steps would be taken to improve the police infrastructure in south Punjab. He said promotions on merit would increase the morale of force.

The IGP also visited the Jilalabad police station and inaugurated the newly-constructed building of the police station. He said police stations were being upgraded to eradicate the traditional police culture.

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2020