Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Malik Ahmad Raza Tahir has ordered establishment of Police Help Line Centre during the current month at Mall Road, near Masjid-e-Shuhda for the active assistance of traders and citizens of Lahore.
While talking to media he said that this Police Help Line Centre at Mall Road would promptly assist and help traders, citizens and buyers in case of any law and order related emergency. CCPO further stressed that judicial decision of imposing complete ban on rallies and processions at Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam (Mall Road) would be ensured, so that business community can continue commercial activities in a peaceful atmosphere and no hurdle created in the smooth flow of city traffic.
Ahmed Raza Tahir also directed Traffic Police for smooth flow of traffic on the Mall Road, especially during peak hours, to ensure peaceful commercial activities. He said that Lahore Police requires co-operation of the people and the trading community to bring about positive change in the Thana culture and transform Lahore into a bastion of peace.
He observed that installation of CCTVs and deputing alert guards at all important commercial centres of the city is the need of the hour in order to ensure eradication of crime and criminals from the provincial metropolis. He was talking to a 25-member delegation of Mall Road Traders Association, here on Monday.
DIG Operations Ghulam Mehmood Dogar, SSP Operations Sajjad Hussain Manj, SSP Discipline & Inspection Shariq Kamal, SSP Administration Sarfraz Falki, Chief Traffic Officer Dr Usman Anwar, Director Public Relations (DPR) Rai Nazar Hayat, SP Civil Lines Umar Saeed, whereas President Mall Road Association Sohail Mehmood Butt and others were also present on this occasion.
Ahmed Raza Tahir said that priority based security had been provided to the business centres and markets of the city, so that it can be protected from nefarious designs of criminal elements. He said in order to bring law and order situation under control the business community will have to work in close liaison with the law-enforcing agencies which will help in betterment of national economy, besides propagating business investment in the country. He said the business community is the backbone of the society and provision of conducive atmosphere to the trading community for their business is highly essential for the progress and prosperity of the country.