50 psychologists to be hired to address emerging mental health problems.

Byline: Israr Ahmad

Rawalpindi -- The increasing incidences of mental health problems in police are haunting the capabilities of force and some 50 psychologists would be hired for resolving the important issue.

'The work load affects the police officers and cops and I have moved a summary to Punjab government for approval of hiring/recruiting psychologists either on contract, or permanently to resolve mental health issues,' said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Shohaib Dastagir during an interaction with media men at newly built Conference Hall here in Police Line Number 1 on Tuesday.

He was flanked by Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sohail Habib Tajik, City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younas, SSP Operations Tariq Walayat, SSP Investigation Faisal Kamran and SSP RIB Syed Ali Akbar.

Addressing the presser, the IGP said policing plays a vital role in good governance, adding that the prime responsibility of the state is to provide security to its citizens.

He said he is focusing on interaction between public and police to improve policing.

He said model police stations, front desks and Khidmat Centres have also been established to bring improvement in policing.

The provincial police chief emphasised over bridging gap between masses and departments.

He said police are trying to perform best despite having limited resources. 'Under my command, police are focusing on quality of investigation instead of quantity of investigation,' he...