'Business Watch Programme to be made successful at all cost'

The 'Business Watch Programme' being launched in the Punjab capital to combat the cases of crime in the markets will be made successful at all cost.
This assurance was held out to the business community by Acting Deputy Inspector General Police, Lahore, Amir Zulifqar while addressing the members of Business Watch Committee, here on Thursday.
LCCI President Mian Shafqat Ali and Senior Vice President Abdul Basit also spoke on this occasion. Expressing a profound sense of optimism about the outcome of the liaison being developed between the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the police, he said that this initiative would be as successful as the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) working in the port city of Karachi.
He said, though the Business Watch Programme is new thing for Lahorites but such systems are already in place in various countries of the world.
Amir further said that performance of Lahore Police in combating the individual and organised crimes was exemplary despite the lacking resources. He urged the business community to extend full co-operation to the police so that it could be able to weed out the menace of crime. He also promised to hold regular meetings of Business Watch committee to make the Citizen-Police Liaison Programme effective in true sense.
Earlier, the LCCI President Mian Shafqat Ali expressed gratitude to the Inspector General of Police Ziaul Hasan, Additional Inspector General of Police Azhar Hasan Nadeem and DIG Amir Zulfiquar for giving a quick response to LCCI call for formation of Business Watch Committee. He said that from now onward, the business community would work hand in hand with police to eliminate crime from the society.
Speaking on the occasion, the LCCI Senior Vice President Abdul Basit said that formation of Business Watch Committee is a good step and would go a long way in redressing police-related complaints of the business community. He said the step would also bring to the limelight the problems confronted to the police which generally remain out of common man's perception.