Interim Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari said on Saturday that police should maintain friendly ties with the people as per requirements of justice. While addressing a ceremony held at Al-Hamra in connection with "Police Martyrs Day", Dr Hasan Askari said the martyrs who sacrificed their lives while performing their official duties are our heroes.
"Sacrifices and martyrdom are basic ingredients of our historic and national identity," he said. "The nation cannot ignore sacrifices of police martyrs who sacrificed their lives for peaceful and secure life of public."
He said the Punjab government will cooperate with the Police department for helping the martyrs' families. He said the purpose of this ceremony is to pay homage to police martyrs. He said several policemen have injured in the war against terrorism and they are not leading normal lives now. Our wholehearted sympathies are with police martyrs.
Interim Ministers Shaukat Javed, Zia Haider Rizvi, Ahmad Waqas Riaz, Additional Chief Secretary, IGP Kaleem Imam, CPO BA Nasir, mother of martyr Caption Mubeen (retd), widow of constable Ramzan, senior police officers and families of police martyrs attended the ceremony. One minute silence was observed on the occasion.
The police officers, officials, families of martyrs, senior civil officers and media were present in the ceremony.
Daughters and sons of various police martyrs delivered emotional speeches on the occasion. Additional Chief Secretary Tariq Najeeb Najmi said we are leading a peaceful life due to sacrifices of police martyrs. IGP Syed Kaleem Imam said every policeman from IGP to lowest rank is ready to sacrifice life for the defence of motherland. He said the doors of IGP are always open for the families of police martyrs. CCPO Lahore BA Nasir said the families of police martyrs are the chief guests of this ceremony. As many as 305 brave policemen of the Lahore Police have sacrifices their lives.