Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad, Wajid Ali Durrani has reiterated the resolve to make Islamabad Police corruption-free and people friendly. "Corruption in police will not be tolerated as the force will be increased to eradicate corruption and ensure more security in the Federal Capital," Durrani said while addressing the business leaders of the Federal Capital at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI).
The function was jointly arranged by ICCI and Pak Gulf Construction (Pvt) Ltd to distribute cheques among policemen on their excellent performance. The cash awards and certificates to police officials would boost their morale and confidence, the IGP said.
He said that security was one of the biggest challenges and during his term, measures will be taken for the safety of the public. The police was revising its patrolling plan to put a check on increased crime ratio and more police force will be deployed on the peripheries of the Federal Capital to ensure foolproof security, he said, adding that in and out flow of vehicles will be strictly monitored at all entry and exit points in the city to stop car stealing, he maintained.
Durrani was of the view that community policing was a two-way process and with community co-operation police could do its work in a better way. Responding to a proposal of forming Citizen Police Liaison Committee, he said that CPLCs in other cities came up with good results, and assured its establishment in Islamabad. He passed on the instructions that at checkpoints and barriers policemen should not check vehicles' papers and must only concentrate on monitoring the movement of suspected persons to avoid any untoward incident. The ICCI President, Mahfooz Elahi in his welcome address emphasised the need of forming Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) like in other cities of the country.
Underlining its importance, he said that through private sector participation, Committee would help in reducing crimes and providing more protection to the business community. He said that crime rate in the Federal Capital was lesser than other cities of Pakistan, and highly appreciated the role of Police in quick recovery stolen stuff in the incident of robbery at the residence of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, CEO of Pak Gulf Construction (Pvt) Ltd The police did a marvellous job and apprehended all the culprits, which was commendable, Elahi said.
The President ICCI said that security has been one of the major issues in the country, which needs to be further improved using modern technology. He said that in the Federal Capital latest equipment, scanners and cameras must be installed at important check points and barriers to stop the entry of terrorists in the city.
He was of the view that commuter face lot of problems due to small passage on the entry and exits check points, and said that along with using modern technology some reengineering was required to be done for easy flow of traffic. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, CEO Pak Gulf Construction (Pvt) Ltd acknowledging the performance of police said that administration and police had extended great co-operation in apprehending the culprits. He said that criminals were caught from different cities in a short time that demonstrates excellent performance of police. Confidence and trust of the people have improved on police due to its improved working, he added. At the end Wajid Ali Durrani, I.G. distributed cheques to Bashir Noon DSP CIA, Naeem Iqbal DSP, Muhammd Athar SI CIA, Abdul Hafeez ASI CIA and Azhar Mahmood ASI CIA.