Security should be enhnced at Highways:DIG Rai Altaf

Lahore:DIG Rai Altaf Ahmad has said that accident and crime black spots should be identified and comprehensive strategies should be evolved in order to reduce the ratio of fatalities on highways and provide safe journey to the commuters ,he was talking to a high level meeting of senior officials here in Lahore.

In the meeting a performance analysis of all the sectors for the first six months of the current year was presented to DIG Rai Altaf, SSP Ghulam Jafar, SP Atif Ikraam, Staff Officer Ch. Anwar and other senior officials of motorway police attened the meeting.

DIG Rai Altaf directed the SSPs to personally patrol on the highways and make surprise visits of their respective zones to assess the performance of patrolling officers. DIG stressed the need of enhanced security arrangements for all official buildings, weapons and patrolling vehicles of motorway police.

DIG advised the senior officers to look after problems of field officers especially in terms of home posting, mess, living conditions etc. Later on, DIG Rail Altaf pinned ranks to four officials of Central Zone who got promotion from Assistant Patrol Officers to Patrol officers.