ISLAMABAD – Police Martyrs’ Day was observed nationwide today (August 4),aimed to pay homage to services of police department.
Either in the name of law enforcement or security, eliminating terrorism orcompeting with social enemies, every young policeman is always ready tosacrifice their life, while being on duty. National Police Bureau Pakistan,announced August 4, to be observed as Police Martyr Day, to remembersacrifices of fallen heroes.
Police Martyrs Day aims to honor brave fighters of the nation and expresssolidarity with their families. Police Department honors the sacrifices of‘Jawans’ who laid down their lives.Special functions will be held acrossthe country to appreciate sacrifices of police force for establishing peace.
The Martyrs Day was observed for the fourth consecutive year on the deathanniversary of Shaheed Safwat Ghayur, the commandant of FrontierConstabulary KP Police who was martyred in a suicide attack on his vehiclenear the paramilitary force headquarters on August 4, 2010.
Paying tribute to the fallen cops, Punjab caretaker chief minister Dr HasanAskari said that the martyrs have written a history of bravery and couragewith their blood.
IG Punjab also offered fateha for the departed souls and said he considersthe families of the martyrs as his own and thatit is his prime responsibility to solve their problems.
Blood donation camps, awareness camps and walks were also held all over theprovince to pay tributes to the brave cops who were martyred in terroristattacks, blasts and suicide bombings in recent years. – APP