DIG reviews security deployment amid smart lockdown.

LAHORE -- Lahore Police Operations Wing ensured safety measures including strict implementation on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) according to the government directions to contain the unnecessary movement of the public in the selected areas of the city during the smart lockdown imposed by Punjab government in wake of impending coronavirus. DIG Operations Lahore Ashfaq Khan paid surprise visits of different pickets of Lahore Police to review the implementation on directions of Punjab government during smart lockdown as well as security arrangements made by Lahore Police. Ashfaq Khan inspected areas comprising Ghalib market, Gulberg, M.M Alam Road, Al Fateh Store, Hotel One and Bundu Khan and other points of the city. SP Model Town Division Ijaz Rasheed, DSP Gulberg Shehzad Rafique and other related Police officers accompanied him. DIG Operations Ashfaq Khan directed the police officers and officials to ensure foolproof security of the citizens as well as strict compliance of government directions regarding following precautionary measures including social distance and use of masks and sanitizers. Ashfaq Khan directed the police officers and officials deputed on these pickets to behave with citizens in polite manner during checking process. Separately strict implementation on precautionary SOPs for the protection of...