The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) will join hands with Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) to equip its force with the latest arms and bullet-proof jackets to meet growing challenges’ of terrorism and militancy.
The officials of the provincial government including Punjab Home Secretary Muhammad Azam, Punjab Home Special Secretary, Prisons IG and Additional IG Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Aftab Cheema made this pledge during at live fire power demonstration arranged by POF here on Saturday.
The live fire power demonstration of POF arms and ammunition is the part of the endeavour of POF to bring at par the country law enforcement agencies and civil armed forces with international standards by equipping them with latest arms and ammunition after fulfilling the requirements of armed forces.
During live demonstration of arms, Elite Force Commandant Colonel Saad and high officials of Police and the CTD not only themselves fired with POF products but also witnessed the fire demonstration of other POF products.
On this occasion, Punjab Home Secretary directed the purchase committee to initiate a case for procurement of POF arms and ammunition immediately.
CTD Additional IG desired that a special design for the uniform of CTD force should be prepared by the POF and assured him that the said design will be soon prepared for CTD Force.
Colonel (R) Inamullah Khan, in his detailed briefing, told the participants that the POF can assist law enforcement agencies by providing reliable and high quality weapons in war against terrorism. The POF can also provide after sales service facilities to the law enforcement agencies.
He urged the participants that law enforcement agencies should meet their requirements of arms and ammunition by preferring the POF-made products which will also save huge foreign exchange.
