Punjab to provide police with resources to eliminate crime

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Friday said that crime must be eradicated in every case, for which all resources will be provided to the police.

In the meeting held in the committee room of the elite police headquarters under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, the issues related to law and order throughout the province were reviewed.

Senator Pervez Rasheed, Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Information Minister Azma Bokhari, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sania Ashiq, Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, IG, Additional IG and other officials participated in the meeting.

IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar gave a detailed briefing to the Chief Minister about the law and order situation.

The police officials submitted a report about all the police officers to the Chief Minister of Punjab, in which it was stated that the cyber-crime investigation training for the police has been completed while the police officers and personnel are being trained to access modern technology.

During the meeting, the progress on measures to improve police, prosecution and digital monitoring and the proposal to increase the punishment for rape from 10 to 15 years were reviewed.

The meeting decided the effective measures to deal with the incidents of gang rape, child abuse and violence against domestic workers. While the release of funds for equipping the police with quadcopter drones and other latest technology was also approved in principle.

On this occasion, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz said that she will provide all resources to the police, the crime must be eradicated in any case.