ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have finally formed intelligence units at police station level to provide information about, and eventually eliminate, networks of criminals. As many as 36 police officials have been deputed in the intelligence units.
According to the police, the units have been formed in all police stations, while two officials from each of the 18 stations in Islamabad have been chosen to make up a team that will trace the networks of criminals.
This two-member unit at each station will perform the executive functions of intelligence gathering and will keep station house officers and senior officers in the loop regarding the activities in their own areas. They will also highlight the aspects that require special attention from the police force.
Sindh decides to split health dept
KARACHI: After the passage of a year to the order notifying bifurcation of the Sindh health department, the government has finally decided to implement it at a time when the department is being overseen by the coalition partner, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which is visibly not happy about its splitting for a host of reasons, it emerged yesterday.
The provincial government of the Pakistan Peoples Party had notified the bifurcation of the health department one for the primary healthcare and the other for secondary healthcare in July last year on the grounds that it could improve the department’s performance as per its claim that health topped among its prioritised sectors.
The implementation on the notification, however, failed to kick off for a variety of reasons with resource constraints, internal tussles and assessment of future political consequences topping them all. AGENCIES
