IGP directs to implement SOPs regarding COVID-19 pandemic.

LAHORE -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Shoaib Dastgir on Tuesday directed the police officers to strictly implement the SOPs regarding COVID-19 pandemic for minimizing the spread of virus.

He directed the cops to perform duties with more diligence and passion and said that special attention should be paid to the compliance of SOPs in the areas sealed by the government during smart lockdown.

He expressed these views while talking to the officers during a meeting at Central Police Office.

The IGP said that actions should be continued in markets, bazaars and other public places in collaboration with other departments concerned.

During the meeting, the IGP was briefed that 109,583 shops were checked in the markets and bazaars across the province so far out of which 12,387 had been sealed over violations of SOPs.

During the operation, 139,858...