SADIQABAD - For performing the best across the Punjab province during May and June, the inspector general of police conferred the Excellent Award on the Rahim Yar Khan district police officer.

On the basis of monthly performance, IGP Habibur Rehman awarded the honour and other appreciatory certificates to DPO Sohail Zafar Chanttha for controlling crime and ensuring law and order. The DPO remained number 1 in the 36 districts of the province for the last two months regarding good performance. However, the DPO gave a credit of the award and certificates to the policemen of the district for their efforts besides congratulating and advising them to continue their good performance. The other day, in dispatches issued to the DPOs of all the districts in the province, the IGP gave various titles to them according to their prformance. In his dispatch, DPO Chattha won the Excellent Award. The series of monthly awards was started by the incumbent IGP.
For May and June, the IGP termed Mr Chattha’s performance worthy to be followed by other district police officers. In his message to the subdivisional police officers, station head officers and other policemen, Chattha felicitated them and praised them over the honour for the district police. He also advised them to leave no stone unturned to improve their prformance so as to ensure safety of people’s lives and property.
LAWYERS’ STRIKE CONTINUES: On the Punjab Bar Council’s call, the Rahim Yar Khan District Bar Association continued strike for the second day and boycotted legal proceedings at the courts as a protest against Malik Riaz’s remarks about the judiciary.
Talking to the media, the lawyers pledged to render any sacrifice to ensure respect for the judiciary. Earlier, on the PbBA’s call, the DBA had announced two-day strike against the allegation levelled by the contractor and owner of a housing project against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and the judiciary. Because of the strike, the litigants who hailed from far off areas of the district faced a lot of hardships and ultimately returned disappointed.