With a view to providing prompt relief to the people and build up trust between public and the force, Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday inaugurated a model police station equipped with modern infrastructure and facilities at Mianwali.
The opening of this model police station was also a symbolic inauguration of total such 29 stations established across the province. On his arrival at Mianwali Police Lines, a contingent of Punjab Police presented guard of honor to PM Imran Khan.
Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, Punjab Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Punjab Police were also present on the occasion. The IG Police briefed the PM about the model police station and other measures taken by the Punjab police to provide relief to the people.
Besides other facilities, the model police stations have been equipped with token calling system and CCTV cameras to keep vigil on all the activities there, ensuring quick and hassle-free disposal of public complaints through establishment of front desks.
The PM unveiled the plaque of the project and also visited various parts of the police station and also penned his remarks at the guest book. He also visited a mobile police facilitation center named as Khidmat Markaz which would address public complaints at their doorsteps.
The PM also planted a sapling at the police station as part of his initiative of Clean and Green Pakistan as well as 10 billion trees Tsunami.
The Prime Minister was briefed that as per his directive, an SP Complaint had been appointed in all districts besides launching an IGP Complaint Center with the helpline No. 8787.
Moreover, front desks had been set up at all 716 police stations of Punjab and Khidmat Markaz had been set up to provide 14 police-related facilities under one roof to the citizens.
During his visit, the premier inaugurated a Huawei Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Lab at NAMAL Institute Mianwali. After inauguration of the laboratory, the PM was also briefed about state of the art ICT facility at the institute.
Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood, senior management of the NAMAL Institute and representatives of Huawei were also present on the occasion.