Punjab Police | Pakistan

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Sunday issued directions to the Punjab Police to ensure “grooming” of their personnel as part of police reforms, warning them against violating the “dignity of common people”. In a high-level televised meeting, the chief minister directed Punjab Inspector General (IG) Abdul Kareem to “groom” the police staff, citing complaints of “intimidating behaviour” exhibited by Punjab Police. “Teach them how to talk to people, and groom them mentally as well,” CM Maryam stressed, warning that the police officials would “not be permitted to interact with people if they refuse to address them as sir or sahib”. “Police staff that patrol or interact with the public should directly teach them the appropriate body language,” she directed. The chief minister noted that police in Punjab often addressed people in public spaces with “oye”, rather than speaking to them respectfully. “Do not violate the dignity of the public,” CM Maryam stressed. She further underscored the “need for accountabi...

Punjab Police on Thursday rejected allegations of fake encounters involving the Crime Control Department (CCD), telling the Lahore High Court (LHC) that crime rates across the province have dropped by up to 60 per cent since the department’s establishment.

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has lauded the Punjab Police and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) for successfully thwarting a terror plot by Khawarij terrorists near the Punjab–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border.