MUZAFFARABAD, (Parliament Time) :The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has said that the efficiency of the police will be enhanced to maintain law and order situation in Azad Kashmir. He said the main role of the police is to protect the lives and property of the people and in this connection special attention should be paid to safeguard the rights of the people to address the people’s grievances. These views were expressed by the Prime Minister after a briefing given by the Police Department here on Thursday.The Inspector General of Police Sohail Habib Tajik briefed the Prime Minister on the safe city project, setting up of women police station and over all law and order situation in Azad Kashmir.The Prime Minister said the role of police is to help the masses and special attention should be paid to hate crime and make criminals a dignified citizen. Promoting ethics in the style of motorway police and enforcing law and order and special measures should be taken against drug trafficking. The Prime Minister said that the police personnel should be sincere to serve the people and bring about a change which would have a positive impact .. The Prime Minister also called for setting up of Radio Calling Booth, Quick Response Service, Police Service Center, , Complaint Redressal System, Emergency Helpline, Online Record Processing and Counter Terrorism Department.The Prime Minister said that a force with required capabilities should be formed to deal with sensitive issues like anti-terrorism and cyber crimes and added that strict action should be taken against drug dealers. He said police as well as people belonging to various schools of thought have to play their role for drug prevention. The protection of lives and property of the people should be ensured and directed that a committee consisting of senior officers be constituted to work out a mechanism to improve and streamline the investigation system.
