BAHAWALPUR - District Police Officer Asad Sarfaraz Khan has directed all officials concerned to take action against proclaimed offenders across the district.
According to a spokesman for Bahawalpur police, DPO Asad Sarfaraz Khan has directed Sub-Divisional Police Officers of all police circles and Station House Officers of all police stations of Bahawalpur district to ensure the arrest of proclaimed offenders. “The DPO has directed officials concerned to accelerate pace of action against proclaimed offenders to maintain law and order in the district,” he said.
He said that the district police had already taken over 200 suspects into custody during the last fifteen days. “Several arrested suspects are in category A and B,” he said, adding that a number of proclaimed offenders had also been arrested.
The police spokesman said that the DPO had directed officials concerned to submit a daily report to his office about police action to maintain law and order.
Emergency response team competition held
A competition of emergency response team was held here under the auspices of Rescue 1122.
According to a press release, the Punjab Emergency Service, Bahawalpur, organized a competition of emergency response team. District Emergency Officer Dr. Baqir Hussain monitored the process. UC-1, Tehseen Cheema Institute, Abbasnagar, Allama Iqbal College, Bahawalpur Institute of Medical Sciences, UC-9, UC-8 and Chak No. 25BC community teams took part in the competition.
Rescue and Safety Officer Shaukat Javed said that Rescue 1122 Bahawalpur was providing its services to prepare community teams to professionally train volunteers who would perform their services for disaster management.