KARACHI: Karachi Additional Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon on Monday canceled leaves of policemen amid the coronavirus outbreak and deployed personnel at isolation facilities across the metropolis.
In a high-level meeting chaired by Memon, it was also decided that the aged officers and those who are suffering from any illness will not be posted at the hospitals.
Regional SSPs have also been directed to ensure deployment of the under-training staff who has been relieved from training academies following coronavirus emergency.
The meeting also ordered police officials to remain polite but firm in action against violations of government instructions to avoid public gatherings.
The police officers were also ordered to improve intelligence network to combat hoarding.
The meeting also decided that DIG South will coordinate with MS Police Hospital Garden Headquarters for the creation of an isolation ward in addition to supplying 1000 test kits to test the police officers.
