Punjab Police Issues Rs3.05m for Staff Medical Welfare

LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Punjab Abdul Kareem has released more than Rs3.05 million for the medical treatment of police employees and their families, underlining that their welfare remains the department’s foremost priority.

The funds were approved after scrutiny by the Medical Financial Assistance Committee, according to a handout issued by the DPR Punjab Police.

Funds Released for Treatment

Sub-Inspectors Muhammad Sheraz and Muhammad Hanif and Driver Constable Sharafat Ali will each receive Rs500,000 for medical treatment.

Sub-Inspector Shaukat Ali, retired Sub-Inspector Muhammad Tariq and Constable Fida Hussain will each receive Rs200,000, while Assistant Asad Mehmood and ASI Altaf Hussain will each receive Rs100,000.

A total of Rs410,000 was released for Constable Muhammad Naveed, Data Entry Operator Zafar Abbas and Khansama Muhammad Tariq, and Rs340,000 for DSP Kashif Riaz, ASI Jahangir Khan and Ghazi Constable Muhammad Akhtar.

“The best welfare of the employees engaged in protecting the lives and property of citizens and their families is the first priority,” the IG Punjab said.

He added that the department is also providing quality medical facilities to employees through memorandums of understanding signed with various institutions.

Friday Security Tightened Across Punjab

In a separate directive issued on Friday, the IG Punjab ordered enhanced security in Lahore and across the province for Juma.

He directed that security be ensured at mosques, imambargahs, shrines, markets, Chinese and foreign embassies and other sensitive locations.

The IG Punjab also ordered a close watch on Fitna al-Khawarij, Fitna al-Hindustan and other anti-state elements, and directed that the campaign for the repatriation of illegally residing foreign nationals be accelerated.

Patrolling around mosques, imambargahs and business centres and on highways will be increased, while DPOs and senior police officers will remain in the field to personally review security arrangements.

“The establishment of law and order and the protection of citizens’ lives, property and belongings is the foremost priority,” the IG Punjab said.

He further directed strict enforcement of Section 144, warning that no one would be allowed to take the law into their hands. Complete checking of suspicious persons, vehicles and goods at the entry and exit points of cities was also ordered, along with continuous monitoring of important places through CCTV cameras.