We don’t need overweight police officers:IG Punjab

Lahore:The police force would have to remain vigilant and alert to eliminate the criminals from the Punjab province as the overweight police officers could not help get the required results. At least 60 cops of Elite Force who were serving in Mujahid Squad have been withdrawn as they failed to reduce the weight according to the required standard.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Muhammad Habib-ur-Rehman stated this while talking to media persons at Central Police Office today.

The police chief said that the process of measurement of waist-line of police officials is underway across the province and it would be completed by July 7. The next strategy in this regard would be announced after receiving the reports. The police officers who managed to reduce the waist-line slightly, could be given further time to reduce it to the required standard.

Meanwhile, SP Mujahid Squad Romail Akram informed the IGP Punjab that the police officers, who failed to reduce their weight and waist-line even after the deadline, have been withdrawn from VVIPs, VIPs, and important operational duties as per the directions given by the police chief. At least 60 police officials including six policewomen of Elite Police Force have been withdrawn from Mujahid Squad. Police officials who have been withdrawn from VVIPs, VIPs and important operational duties are Qadeer Ahmed, Abdul Aziz, Matloob Ahmed, Kashif Ali, Habib Ahmed, Muhammad Shehbaz, Muhammad Nawaz, Tanveer Ahmed, Habib Ullah, Imran Sharif, Mubeen Akhter, Sajjad Rasool, Muhammad Abbas, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Azam, Qaisar Ehsaan, Muhammad Qasim, Ghulam Hussain, Allah Rakha, Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Ashfaq, Javaid, Ehasaan Ali, Sagheer Ahmed, Muhammad Nadeem, Rashid Ali, Mazhar Hussain, Farhan Munir, Naveed Arshad, Arshad Ahmad, Imran Abdullah, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Iqbal, Adnan Jamshaid, Suhail Ahmed, Shahid Hussnain, Mubashir Shaukat, Khalid Mehmood, Kashif Raza, Nazim Hussain, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan, Babar Ali, Muhammad Shehbaz, Riaz Ahmed, Muhammad Iqbal, Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Jabbar, Khalid Rasheed, Naeem Shaad, Mujahid Hussain, Tasleem Kausar, Razia Muhammad Hussain, Rehana Kausar, Shakeela Munir, Bushra Rehmat, Munawara Perveen.