Policing just got better

Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif along with Ferdinand Jenrich, 2nd Secretary Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, inaugurated the Police School of Information and Analysis at Police Training School (PTS) Chung on Wednesday.
The Police School has been established by Gender Responsive Policing Project (GRP) a joint venture of GIZ (an implementing agency for the Government of Germany) and National Police Bureau funded by the Foreign Office of Germany. The purpose of the school is to provide excellent trainings on police investigation and intelligence by using latest training techniques on international standards for both men and women police officers of different ranks under the expertise of highly skilled and professional trainers.
The PSIA offers highly sophisticated class rooms equipped with up-to-date teaching facilities, well equipped Forensic Labs with hi-tech bugging devices along with the latest gadgets for DNA matching, Finger prints lifting and collection of evidences from crime scenes, state of the art computer lab and library and mess facilities for the trainees and teachers.
The CM visited the campus and appreciated the initiative and efforts of the Punjab police in taking a lead by catering to emerging needs of capacity building of police personnel in the field of information gathering and analysis of crimes. He also acknowledged the need to develop human capital and make investment in adequate provision of infrastructure to enable the police to meet its obligation of ensuring security and peace adequately.
He commended the support extended by the government of Germany to the Punjab police in the field of gender responsive policing by focusing on provision of specialized skills trainings, improving training facilities, formulation of police training policy, development of training modules and establishment of Ladies Complaint Units inside regular male dominated police stations.
Jenrich said PSIA was a depiction of the successful co-operation of the National Police Bureau and the German Agency for International Cooperation at provincial level. He said that German government valued its cooperation with the government of Pakistan to promote good governance and would like to see this partnership growing with visible outcomes for greater impact on the lives of women, men, girls and boys alike.
Naseem uz Zaman, Additional IG Training, Punjab thanked the CM for his presence and unflinching support and interest to improve the standards of policing to better serve the public. He also appreciated the assistance of the German government extended to the Punjab police in enhancing the standards of policing.
Mr. Tariq Rustam Chuhan, Commandant, Police School of Information & Analysis presented the mission statement of PSIA (Police School of Information & Analysis). He shared that PSIA has already conducted 16 training courses and about 450 police officers (both men and women) had been trained so far on different aspects of information gathering and analysis.
The CM also inaugurated the Yadgar-e-Shuhada at Police College and visited the Women Campus for specialised skills at Police College Lahore.