CPO assures forming police-traders body to curb crime.

Rawalpindi -- The City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan paid a visit to Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.

While addressing the business community, he said that close liaison between police and traders will help in maintaining law and order situation in the markets and in the city.

A special help desk will be formed in CPO office for close coordination with the traders besides constituting a special committee comprising senior police officers and the RCCI representatives to work on model community policing through the Chamber-Police Coordination Committee (CPCC), he said.

A regular monthly meeting of the committee will help the police better coordinate with the traders for resolving their issues, he said.

Safe City Project will also be placed in Rawalpindi and it will be completed in 3 years, he said. The administration will approach traders for possible assistance and cooperation in identifying key locations for CCTV cameras' installation in the markets.

The CPO said that it was the responsibility of police to provide protection to citizens and police is making utmost efforts to maintain peace in the city.

He assured that that all available resources would be utilised to resolve the problems faced by trader's community as the traders were the backbone of the country.

Speaking on the occasion...