Inauguration of " City Patrol Peshawar " at Police Lines Peshawar

Inauguration of " City Patrol Peshawar " at Police Lines Peshawar by CM KP Pervez Khan Khattak.

Force motto is ‘safety, security and service’

PESHAWAR: The City Patrol Force was launched in the provincial capital on Thursday to respond ahead of others to any crime or emergency situation.

The launching ceremony was held at the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak was the chief guest on the occasion.In his speech, the chief minister said it was a matter of great pride for him that the new force was being launched in Peshawar which is the heart of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

He said it was not mere policing but the introduction of the most modern police system that would curb crimes and ensure protection of life and property of the citizens.“The police reforms introduced by the PTI-led government have started yielding results,” he said, and urged the cops to work with dedication.

Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani said the ‘’City Petrol Force’’ was equipped with the latest facilities and would prove as a milestone to serve as the “First Responders” force to meet any crime and emergency situation.

Provincial ministers, members of the provincial assembly, chief secretary, secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Department, additional IGPs, DIGs and other high ranking civil and police officers attended the function.

The IGP pointed out that the ‘’First Responders’’ concept in any incident and emergency, particularly in the urban cities was in practice in all over the world where the police reached the spot in the shortest possible time.

Nasir Durrani said keeping in view this concept the City Patrol Force had been introduced in Peshawar to perform this role. The provincial police chief said initially the force would work in Peshawar city and Peshawar Cantonment and later its services would be extended to other districts of the province.

He said all the activities of the force along with pictures and conversations will be kept safe on scientific lines for record. Earlier, the chief minister formally inaugurated the City Patrol Force by cutting the tape. He also administered oath of duty to the personnel of the City Patrol Force.

A press release said the motto of the force is triple ‘’S’’ — Safety, Security and Service. its functions include first responders to all calls, hot pursuit of the troublemakers, prevention of street crimes, surveillance of anti-social elements, door knocking of persons released from  jails and proclaimed offenders, snap checking, information gathering, public facilitation and help, responding to 15 calls and SOS alerts and coordination with emergency services.

Its area of responsibility will be Peshawar city and Peshawar Cantonment which is divided into 20 beats. The 160 city patrol officers will work in two shifts of eight hours each.

The force has been provided 22 vehicles equipped with all modern gadgets and facilities including video cameras, wireless system and computers. In every vehicle four cops including a sub-inspector, two Elite Force personnel and a driver will perform duty.

A proper monitoring mechanism has also been worked out for the force and for this purpose a command desk has been established in the Peshawar Command and Control Centre in Police Station East Cantonment where the activities of each vehicle and staff are recorded. Its beat patrol log, snap checking and communication are also being recorded.

A special SIM has been installed in every vehicle which will help in showing its duty position. No vehicle will manage to go out of its jurisdiction.

The City Patrol Force vehicles also have the facilities of identity verification system (IVS), Vehicle Verification System (VVS), Criminal Record Verification (CRV), incident tagging, surveillance of persons released from jail, Tenants Information System (TIS) and traffic updates.