New police training school inaugurated in Islamabad

New police training school inaugurated in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A new police training school with modern facilities for the trainees was inaugurated at Police LineHeadquarters which would be helpful to improve professional skills of cops and ensure their capacity building.

This school has been set up for training of newly recruited ATS Police Employees and would have improved residential facilities for them. It has been set up with the cooperation of International Narcotics and LawEnforcement and would have modern class rooms. A total of 500 cops may get trainingin one time in this school while three barracks have been also established.

The training school was formally inaugurated by Acting Inspector General of Police Ashraf Zubair Siddiqui along with INL Director for Afghanistan  and Pakistan Mr. Jeff Robertson.DIG (Operations) Mir Vais Niaz, SSP Headquarters Muhammad bin Ashraf, SP(Headquarters) Sumera Azam and other senior police officials were also present on the occasion.

The Acting IGP Islamabad said that he is feeling very muchhappy over inauguration of this school having modern training and residential facilities.He said it would help to improve professional skills of Islamabad policemen andensure timely relief to people through prompt policing measures.

Three barracks have set up at Police Line Headquarters ofwhich one has been established for ATS employees and other for new recruits. Hesaid that one barrack has the residential capacity for 108 personnel while 500policemen can sit in classes at this school for course work.

These barracks have been set up in the shortest possibletime. Later, the delegation visited the firing range of Police LineHeadquarters and appreciated the efforts of Islamabad police  for effective policing.