Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that police would be organised on modern lines and technology would be utilised for elimination of crime.
The minister said this during his visit to National Police Bureau here. It was the first visit of any interior minister to National Police Bureau after 2008. National Police Bureau Director General Shaukat Hayat briefed the minister.
The minister said the system of policing could not be improved without the participation of community. He said it was imperative that technology should be used for defeating terrorism, adding National Police Bureau should play an effective role for creating a modern police.
He said the National Police Bureau should play an effective role for reforms in police. Ahsan directed that First National Police Summit and Expo should be held on January 29, 2018.
Police from all provinces will participate in the National Police Summit and public will be informed about the police reforms. National and international experts will give lectures on modern policing. The objective of the expo will be to further improve the professional conduct of police and introduce them to modern policing.