Despite an alarming rate of traffic accidents across the region, the level of road safety in Pakistan has been enhanced, as the ratio of accidents on the Motorway has decreased by 70 percent, Inspector General National Highways and Motorway Police Zafar Abbas Lak said on Monday.
Addressing participants of a refresher course titled ‘Road Safety Skills and Technique,’ he said that a lot of work needed to be done for further decreasing the ratio of accidents in the country. The Motorway Police must exhibit courtesy and tolerance while dealing with road users and no complaints of misbehavior would be tolerated. The training could play a vital role in personality development. Refresher courses were essential to keep up standards of professionalism.
He said that the main focus of the motorway police was to make all efforts to facilitate road users and to provide timely and effective help to commuters in distress. He appreciated efforts of his predecessors in maintaining high standards of professionalism in NH&MP.
He said that although NH&MP had received a status of excellence but a lot of effort had to be made to maintain standards. He requested officers of NH&MP to work harder to enhance the reputation of NH&MP.
He said that the rule of law must be observed in all respects and no favoritism be extended to any one. The DIG (Training) of NH&MP, Shahid Yar Khan said in his welcome address that on the directions of IG NH&MP, special refresher courses had been designed for officers to enable them to refresh their minds, to remember their previous training and to equip themselves with modern techniques.
