Protection of life and property is a primary duty of police:

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif presided over a high level meeting here today which reviewed various proposals for reforms in police system, change of Thana culture and improvement of efficiency of police.

Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister said that protection of life and property of the people and redressal of their grievances is the prime responsibility of police. He said that police will have to come up to the new demands and public aspirations. He said that grievances of common man should be redressed in police stations. He said that controlling of crimes and rooting out of criminal elements is the basic duty of police.

The Chief Minister said that common man is the pivot of proposed reforms in police system whose grievances should be redressed in police stations. He said that strict system of accountability of police is also necessary. He said that useful proposals have been presented for improvement in police system and directed that final recommendations should be submitted in the light of these proposals.

He said that cabinet committee should review these proposals from every aspect and submit final recommendations within seven days. Various proposals were presented in the meeting regarding reforms in the police system and were considered in detail.

Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah Khan, MNA Hamza Shahbaz, Special Assistant Rana Maqbool Ahmed, MPA Zaeem Hussain Qadri, Chief Secretary, Inspector General Police, concerned secretaries and senior officers were present in the meeting.