Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has said that the outreach of police Tahaffuz marakaz should be further expanded through the province to facilitate the victims of gender crimes, vulnerable segments, social insecurity, exploitation and violence, Assistance and protection should be provided to more and more citizens suffering from social insecurities.
Dr Usman Anwar said that immediate relief should be provided to the victims by taking prompt action on issues related to transgenders and women, in particular, all possible steps should be taken to help the victims of gender crimes, protect homeless children and support transgender people. IG Punjab directed that the problems of deprived and vulnerable sections should be resolved with the help of allied institutions and welfare organizations.
Dr Usman Anwar said that extension of the job contract of victim support officers will be done based on performance, IG Punjab suggested to give warning for unsatisfactory performance. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that the problems faced by the minority citizens are being resolved immediately through the platform of Meesaq centers, DPOs should pay surprise visits to all Tahaffuz marakaz and Meesaq centers to review the performance. IG Punjab said that to help the deserving citizens and children, the projects of Tahaffuz Manzil and Tahaffuz Darsgah will be implemented in all districts. He expressed these views while presiding over the performance of the Tahaffuz marakaz and Meesaq Center at the Central Police Office today.
Through video link all DPOs and Victim Support Officers of the province attended the meeting and performance of all districts was reviewed. In the meeting, DPOs and Victim Support Officers gave briefings about the performance of Tahaffuz markaz and Meesaq Centers. CTO Lahore Amara Athar said that the Tahaffuz center is a flagship project in terms of community policing whose scope should be extended. She stressed to provide support and assistance to as many citizens as possible. Amara Athar said that all resources should be used to solve the problems of women citizens, there will be no reduction in the provision of resources to Tahaffuz marakaz, supervisory officers should ensure priority measures in this regard.
Additional IG Traffic Mirza Faran Baig, DIG Operations Lahore Ali Nasir Rizvi, CTO Lahore Amara Athar, DPO Kasur Tariq Aziz, SSP Operations Lahore Ali Raza and AIG Operations Punjab Dr. Asad Ijaz Malhi were also present.
