ISLAMABAD: The capital police emergency helpline Pucar-15 received 116,000 phone calls last month, but 1,02,345 of the calls (87pc) were hoax.

According to a police spokesperson, only 9795 calls were police related. Moreover, assistance was provided to 4,345 callers. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Akbar Nasir Khan took notice of the hoax calls and directed the CPO Safe City to take legal actions against those involved in it.

`If anyone tries to waste the time of the police by making fake calls or passing derogatory remarks to the personnel they will be dealt with iron hands,` he said.

The CPO Safe City has urged the citizens to approach police only in an emergency situation as some genuine cases needing police attention may be neglected because of the time consumed by hoax calls. Staff Reporter