CM announces increase in pensions of police martyrs' families.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Thursday announced a four times increase in the pensions of martyrs' families and added that their children would be provided with an opportunity to study free of cost in elite educational institutions.

While addressing a gathering at Police Lines, the CM said risk allowance would be given to police from constables to the IGP and added that a separate package would be devised for the ladies' police. A follow-up meeting had been called next week for implementing the announcements made, he mentioned.

The chief minister said that only the heirs of police martyrs could imagine the agony they went through. The families of the martyrs would be given a special cash package on eid, he further announced. The CM said he would not allow the reduction of resources for the police and added the police should also strive to improve the institutional prestige.

IG police and martyrs' children also spoke on the occasion and prayers were offered for police martyrs and army martyrs of the helicopter crash.

Later, talking to the media, the CM said new uniforms would be given to traffic wardens and their allowance would also be restored. The CM maintained that the work of traffic police was not only to issue challans but to improve traffic discipline. He said that 150 patrolling police posts were being restored across Punjab and new transport would also be...