The participants of the 12th Mid-Career Management Course visited the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) headquarters here on Thursday where they were briefed about the functioning of the force. They were told in detail about the ITP, which had been ensuring equal application of law and made traffic ‘more disciplined’ in the city during the last five years, said a press statement issued here. It said the SP (Traffic) Mir Vais Niaz briefed the participants of the course about the functioning of ITP and gave them a complete presentation on ‘Traffic Management and Problems faced at Operations and Tactical Level’. ITO SSP Dr Moeen Masood was also present on the occasion.
The 2th Mid Career Management Course (MCMC) is being run at the National Institute of Management, Islamabad. This course is designed for BPS-18 officers of various occupational groups who are in the ‘promotion zone’ of BPS-19. They are form District Management Group, Police Services of Pakistan, Inland Revenue Service, Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service, Office Management Group, Information Group, Pakistan Custom and Ex Cadre. This group of 15 participants along with two faculty members expressed their interest in the presentation and raised questions as to how the different problems at operational level are being tackled by the force.
The SP said the ITP’s FM Radio 92.4 was broadcasting various programs regarding the traffic education and traffic flow on particular days. He said the Helpline 1915 was also working round-the-clock and resolving problems of the citizens. He said the ITP’s help units were working to provide assistance to the people deserted on roads due to any problems. “The ITP has a fair accountability system to review the performance of its personnel and it has become a role model for other law enforcement agencies due to hard work and devotion of our cops,” he added. The SP (Traffic) said that community policing was the main agenda of the ITP and surveys were being conducted from time to time to know the serious road violations.
