Police reviving community policing activities in capital.

Byline: Munawer Azeem

ISLAMABAD -- The police have once again revived community policing initiatives in the capital.

Police said activities related to community policing are in full swing in Islamabad, and various events are being organised to engage local residents and interact with them.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Omer Khan told Dawn that in the Saddar Zone, meetings are being conducted with local elders and notable residents to strengthen policing. Social media groups are also being made to stay in touch with residents and ask them to keep an eye on suspicious activities and people, he said.

SP Zubair Shaikh said the Industrial Area zone is also involved in such efforts, adding that the police have engaged members of the Christian community and were holding an event for them in connection with Christmas.

Police said students and residents were being engaged in various events in the City Zone as well.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Tanveer, the human rights officer at the Aabpara police station, told Dawn he had been organising various events including cleanliness activities in public spaces such as Argentina Park.

He said children were taken to parks and playgrounds, while women police officials were delivering lectures at girls' educational institutions.

A visit to the Aabpara police station was organised for local elders and notable residents so they could meet with the police as part of the community policing effort, he said.

Officials from all four zones will also deliver lectures at religious seminaries, schools and colleges to raise awareness among students about refraining from narcotics...