B A H A W A L P U R : Inspector General of Police retired Capt Arif Nawaz says the risk allowance (with effect from July, 2017) will be paid to the police along with arrears with the salary of October.

He was addressing a police darbar at Police Lines here on Friday, accordingto ahandout.

The IGP said the use of information technology was a must to curb crime and hence all the police stations in the province had been equipped with IT gadgets.

He said daily allowances for police personnel had also been increased and the welfare of the bereaved families of 1,400 police martyrs were being looked after properly. However, the IGP lamented that the police image in the views of the common man had not improved and there was a need to bring about a change in the behaviour of police.

Mr Nawaz directed the officials to investigate thecases on merit and added that cooperation of the citizens was necessary to control the crime. He said that during the previous months, about 25pc complaints received by the Lahore complaint cell had proved false and the tendencytoElefalse andfabricated complaints with police should be discouraged.

Speaking about the welfare of police officials and officers, he referred to the establishment of hospitals and schools for the police employees and their children in Lahore, Sahiwal and Multan.

Bahawalpur Regional Police Officer Range Riffat Mukhtar Raja gave a welcome address while District Police Officer Dr Alchtar Gondal presented a souvenir to the IGP.

Later, the IGP laid a floral wreath on the police martyrs monument and offered prayers. He also inspected the police facilitation centre at the Baghdadul Jadid Model Police Station. Correspondent