The job of the police is to protect the life and property of the people, Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday.

Talking to the media, he said he is happy as the condition of the police station has changed within 5 days.

He praised the policemen concerned for bringing in betterment.

He said he wanted to improve the image of the police and bring about a change in police stations.

He stressed the chief secretary and IGP should join hands to improve 750 police stations in Punjab.

By improving the environment of the police station, the crime rate will decrease, he maintained, adding that the people should also bring about a change in their attitude.

He praised the personnel working for bettering policying

Regarding the Independence Day celebrations, he said public processions are not banned. Just political rallies are banned, he added.

“People can celebrate independence peacefully. They may go out on August 14. We want to prevent manipulation in political activities.”

About the power cut in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the chief minister said the outage was for only 3 minutes but the matter was hyped

An inquiry team reached the spot immediately after the video circulated.

Information Minister Aamir Mir, the chief secretary, top cops and officials concerned were also present.

Earlier, the chief minister inaugurated Civil Line and Mazang police station renovation project and took a tour of the various sections.

The DIG and CCPO gave him a briefing.  The chief minister said all the police stations in Lahore will be renovated in a couple of weeks.  The IG and CCPO were consulted regarding the improvement of the police stations