Maintenance of law and order and protection of life and property of the masses is the top priority of the Punjab government and all out resources are being utilised for this purpose, Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday.
He was chairing a meeting to review the law and order in the province and further improving the performance of police at the CM’s Secretariat. Shahbaz directed officers that solid measures be taken for eliminating crimes, hitting hard gangs involved in various crimes, apprehending absconders and accused involved in heinous crimes and creating a sense of security among the people. While giving approval to formation of various committees for further improving the performance of police, he said that final recommendations should be submitted within the next three days under a short-term policy for getting immediate results. Separately, Shahbaz chaired a meeting to review the progress of the programme of distribution of 0.1 million laptops to brilliant students of the province. He said that the country could be put on the road to progress and prosperity by equipping the new generation with modern knowledge. Shahbaz disclosed that after IT labs, the programme of distribution of laptops was chalked out and like IT labs, the process of distribution of laptops would also be completed in a most transparent manner.
