Historic initiatives taken for rehab, welfare of police ghazis: IGP

Punjab Inspector General Police Dr Usman Anwar on Wednesday described the Punjab Police as a family and he as “its chieftain”, saying care and welfare of every member of “this family” is his foremost priority.

The IG Police said his office has taken historic steps to address financial difficulties and problems of police Ghazis and employees who got disabled due to accidents in service and directed the RPOs, DPOs and unit heads to finalize welfare cases of martyrs, Ghazis, serving and retired employees by the month of February. He reiterated that there should be no delay in completion of cases and sending the recommendations to the Central Police Office for release of fund.

Punjab IG Police Dr Usman Anwar expressed the views while distributing cheques of relief funds under welfare package to the Ghazis of Lahore Police at the Central Police Office here.

Dr Usman said that meeting anything in the line of duty to protect people’s life and property and eradicate anti-social elements were a pride. He said that under the new special welfare package, artificial limbs, electric wheelchairs and beds are being provided to these Ghazis, disabled and sick. Dr Usman Anwar directed that the welfare branch should ensure that the final salary, pension, dowry fund, medical aid, funeral dues, educational scholarships of the martyrs, Ghazis, serving and retired employees of the Punjab Police are paid by the end of February and there should be no pending case of any category of welfare.

According to details, the IGP distributed relief cheques worth Rs3.2 million to Lahore police Ghazis who were disabled in bomb blasts, fighting with dacoits and accidents during duty. Constable Asif Ali was given Rs0.6 million cheque for his lower body paralysis. Similarly, constables Tariq Mehmood, Faisal Farooq and Naseem Khalid were given relief cheques of three and a half lakh rupees each. Likewise, Rs350,000 each were given to Ghazis of incidents of bomb blasts namely Head Constable Asif Ali , Constable Rizwan Ali , constable Muhammad Rizwan.

ASI Muhammad Fazal was given Rs250,000 while Head Constable Sarfraz Ahmed and Constable Jawad Hussain were given cheques of Rs150,000 each.

IG Punjab directed that the welfare branch should finalize all the future applications of martyrs, Ghazis, serving and retired employees within the stipulated deadline. In this regard, RPOs, DPOs and unit heads should also take decisions on the welfare of martyrs and Ghazis in their districts on priority basis. IG Punjab emphasized that supervisory officers should not spare any effort in solving their problems by keeping close contact with the Ghazis and families of martyrs. Additional IG Welfare Riaz Nazir Gara, DIG IT, Ahsan Younis and DIG Welfare Ghazi Salahuddin and other officers were also present on this occasion.

PTI’s Shandana Gulzar moves IHC for disposal of sedition case

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former MNA Shandana Gulzar Khan moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking disposal of a sedition case against her. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will hear the petition wherein Ms Khan pleaded the high court to dispose of the case registered at the women police station in Islamabad. She has made the federal government, IG

Islamabad police and SHO of the police station respondents in the case.

Earlier this month, the PTI leader was booked over “provocative remarks” against state institutions. The case against her was lodged under sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups), 124-A (sedition), and 505 (statements conducive to public mischief) of the Pakistan Penal Code. STAFF REPORT