Punjab Inspector General (IG) Aftab Sultan has said that 97,000 police personnel will be recruited for three days for holding free and fair election and law and order.
Addressing a press conference at his office on Tuesday, Sultan said that eight personnel would be appointed for every A-category sensitive polling station while four would be arranged for others.
He said that free and fair election was the top priority of Punjab Police and the department would ensure full implementation of the code of conduct of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
He also asked the media to highlight violation of the code of conduct anywhere, adding that police would take strict action against it.
He told the media all national leaders and political party heads faced threats. “Providing security to the top leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan People’s Party, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as well as other political parties is our utmost priority,” he added.
To a question he said unnecessary security had been withdrawn from the Sharif brothers and more security would be provided or removed, if needed.
Sultan added that any kind of political pressure during elections would not be tolerated and all newly appointed regional police officers and district police officers had been directed in this regard.
The IGP told the media that eight out of nine RPOs and more than 50 percent DPOs were newly promoted who were not given any chance before it and all transfers, postings were made purely on merit.
He said security could not be provided to all candidates and asked them to contact private security companies registered with the Home Department.
TRANSFERS/POSTINGS:
Meanwhile, Punjab IGP issued transfer and posting orders of four SSPs and SPs, also shuffling four DSPs.
According to details, Muhammad Rizwan, who had been awaiting posting has been posted as CPO Punjab Lahore AIG Discipline, replacing Shaukat Abbas who has been now transferred to Special Branch as SSP. Hamad Raza Qureshi, who had been awaiting posting has been posted as Faisalabad Traffic SP, while Gujranwala Sadar Division Additional SP Syed Junaid Arshad has been transferred to Multan Investigation as SP.
Similarly, Choa Saiden Shah Circle Chakwal SDPO Nazar Abbas has been transferred to Chunian Circle Kasur as SDPO, while Tafoor Akhtar, who had been awaiting posting, has been posted as Choa Saiden Shah Circle Chakwal SDPO. Also, Kabirwala Circle Khanewal SDPO has been transferred to Pattoki Circle Kasur as SDPO, while Pattoki Circle Kasur SDPO Muhammad Afzal has been transferred to Kabirwala Circle Khanewal as SDPO.
