Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday directed the police to discharge its duties with a sense of responsibility in order to ensure help, assistance and justice to the common man. Talking to the complainants from various districts at Model Town, the chief minister issued on-the-spot instructions for the redressal of the grievances of the complainants. Addressing police officers, Shahbaz Sharif said that open courts should regularly be held at district level and police officers should utilize all their capabilities to ensure provision of justice to the people. He said in order to put the country on the road progress and prosperity, the culture of injustice, coercion and highhandedness has to be eliminated.
He warned that no negligence or laxity would be tolerated in ensuring solution of problems and providing assistance to the people. Appreciating DSP Abid Hussian and Inspector Shabbir Ahmed for arresting the accused involved in a double murder case in Badami Bagh, the chief minister announced for them a prize of rupees two lakh and one lakh respectively. Shahbaz also ordered the arrest of concerned police officers for dishonesty and dereliction of duty with regard to 92 kilograms drugs recovered from culprits and said that necessary legal action be taken against them, while a report be submitted to him, after complete investigation, within one week. A woman from Nankana Sahib accompanied by her family, met the chief minister and informed that her son has been detained by the police for the last three months while a fake case of one kilogram narcotics has been registered against him. Shahbaz directed IG Punjab to hold an inquiry into the matter, and if the case is proven wrong, strict legal action to be taken against the responsible police officers, in addition to submitting a report to him. On the application of the affected family, he ordered special arrangements to be made for enabling the accused to celebrate Eid day with his family members.
Ordering the police to arrest the culprits involved in a double murder case within one week, the chief minister assured provision of justice to the affected family.
