LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on corrupt elements within the police and directed the inspector general to identify and weed out corrupt officials within a week.
The chief minister also set September 30 as the deadline for equipping Punjab Police personnel with body cameras.
Presiding over a special meeting on law and order, the chief minister said maintaining peace and protecting the lives and property of citizens remained the government’s top priority.
The meeting decided to bring the operational control of Dolphin Police under the jurisdiction of the respective police stations.
The CM Punjab sought a comprehensive plan to ensure effective control of crimes against women and children and ordered a zero-tolerance policy against those involved in such offences.
She also approved the installation of GPS devices and cameras in prisoner vans and directed the authorities to take strict action over incidents involving the escape of prisoners.
The chief minister ordered that police officers known for corruption should not be appointed as station house officers (SHOs) and called for strict action against corrupt officials. She also directed the police to intensify efforts to curb burglary and ordered a clean-up operation in Sheikhupura to eliminate crime.
The IGP briefed the meeting participants that the overall crime situation in the province had improved, with robberies declining by 54 percent, murders by 35pc, car snatching by 46 percent and motorcycle theft by 53 percent.
In Lahore, murders had fallen by 43 percent, robberies by 32 percent, car snatching by 43 percent and motorcycle theft by 54 percent, according to the briefing.
The chief minister said district police officers would be held accountable in districts where crime rates remained high.
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