Police officials from twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Tuesday agreed to use Google maps, defining the patrolling points as well as beats and pickets in the city which would be monitored by the officials to ensure effective security.
It was decided in the meeting between police officials of Islamabad and Rawalpindi police who sat together to chalk out an effective joint security plan and decided elaborate measures to ensure protection to the lives and property of the citizens.
Following the directions from Minister for Interior Nisar Ali Khan, a meeting of officials of Islamabad and Rawalpindi police was held at Central Police Office Islamabad.
The meeting was attended by AIG (Operations) Sultan Azam Temuir, Rawalpindi CPO Humayun Basheer Tarar, SP (City) Mustansar Feeroz, SP (Saddar) Muhammad Ilyas, SP (Investigation) Jameel Ahmed Hashmi, Administration Officer Iqbal Nasir from Islamabad police and SP Haroon Joiya, SP Malik Karamat from Rawalpindi police.
AIG (Operations) said that an elaborate joint security plan is crucial for twin cities. He asked the police officials of both cities to enhance coordination and ensure prompt exchange of information. He said that joint pickets at inlets / outlets has been established and search operation in slum areas to be continued.
The officers discussed the functioning of ‘joint communication control room’ and decided to install security cameras at various toll plazas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. He said that patrolling mechanism for both cities would be made effective and officers would patrol in various areas.
The meeting decided that crackdown would remain continue against dacoits, car lifting gangs, proclaimed offenders in both cities and criminals wanted to police of any district would be transferred to the respective police station after their arrest.
It was decided that SPs and in-charges of police stations at the border of both cities would conduct meeting on fortnight basis and share information for success against criminal elements.
It was also decided that senior police officials of Islamabad, Rawalpindi would conduct follow-up meeting on monthly basis while special branches of Islamabad and Rawalpindi police would share information about received threat messages.
The meeting decided that police forces of both cities would be considered one unit and practical steps to be taken for rooting out the menace of terrorism and eradicating crime.
The AIG (operations) said that joint mock exercises to counter any untoward situation would be conducted by security stakeholders and flaws would be removed after reviewing performance.
