Lahore: Capital City Police Officer Lahore Additional IG Fayyaz Ahmad Dev has congratulated the Christian Community including Christian Police employees of different wings of Lahore Police on the eve of Christmas.
He has also expressed solidarity with the Christian Community on Christmas eve and said that Lahore Police is a partner with Christian Community and christian police personnel in the festivities and delights of Christmas. He said christian police employees are part and parcel of Police Force, performing duties shoulder to shoulder with their Muslim colleagues. Fayyaz Ahmad Dev also acknowledged the splendid services of Christian police personnel for maintenance of peace, protection of citizens, crime control and community policing. The CCPO Lahore said, We are proud of our number of police jawans belonging to Christian Community who laid their lives in the line of duty for the protection of life and property of the citizens. Lahore Police woul provide foolproof security to the citizens on the eve of Christmas and Quaid e Azam day, he assured. Police have chalked out a comprehensive security plan to provide comprehensive security to the Christian community on the coming eve of Christmas. While giving details, the CCPO Lahore said that more than 06 thousand Police officers and officials will perform duty on Christmas and Quaid e Azan Day eve this year. According to the devised Christmas security plan, more than police personnel including divisional SsP, SDPOs, SHOs would be deputed at different churches of the city as well as parks and important public places, Fayyaz Ahmad Dev said. Lahore Police would follow the orders issued by the Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and the directions given by IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan in letter and spirit to ensure peaceful Christmas and the Quaid’s Day, the CCPO assured. We will ensure security of churches, markets and recreational places situated near Christian worship places, he added. Fayyaz Ahmad Dev directed the police officers to implement the security plan for churches and parks under their own supervision by deputing snipers and commandos for the security of ‘A category’ churches. The CCPO said monitoring through CCTV cameras of sensitive churches, besides search and checking of citizens using walkthrough gates and metal detectors will also be ensured. Commander Lahore Police said that three layers security would be provided to all the persons visiting churches and parks on Christmas Eve. He further said that teams of Elite force, Dolphin Squad, Police Response Unit and also Police Stations will ensure effective patrolling around these churches, Christmas Bazaars and residential areas of Christmas community. Search and sweep operations have already been conducted on regular basis in and around churches and Christian residential areas. Vehicles and persons are also being checked at Exit and Entrance Points of the city. Persons visiting churches on December 24th and Christmas Eve to attend religious sermons and other activities will only be allowed to enter after complete identification and thorough checking. He directed concerned Police officers and administration of churches to ensure use of walk through gates and metal detectors at churches premises. He further informed that additional force will also be deputed on related parks and recreational places including 08 big parks of the city on Christmas and Quaid e Azam day.
