Punjab’s Acting Inspector General of Police Usman Khattak called on Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Shehbaz Sharif said that the protection of life and property of citizens was the foremost responsibility and duty of the police and that it would have to improve its performance for effective management of public peace.
He said that the Punjab government had taken various steps for reforming the provincial police system and that it had been improved through the use of information technology. The police will have to live up to the expectations of the people by redressing the grievances of the common man through their determination and commitment, he added.
The chief minister vowed to provide all-out resources to the police for bringing crimes to an end and upholding peace. Appreciating the role of the police in the war against terrorism and the elimination of crime, Shehbaz Sharif said that the sacrifices made by police officers would not go to waste and that the nation was proud of their great sacrifices.