Inspector General of Police Punjab Inam Ghani Thursday said the dutiful, capable and honest officers and personnel are a proud asset of the police department who have always put the duty of protection of life and property of the people and public service first and foremost by performing well, they not only proved their worth and abilities but also increased the prestige of the force.

He expressed these views while addressing a farewell function for the retirement of DIG Imtiaz Ahmad Malik and SSP Asif Zafar at the Central Police Office.

IG Punjab also appreciated the services of both the officers and wished them well for the future.

He said that DIG Imtiaz Ahmad Malik and SSP Asif Zafar were among those officers who showed excellent leadership skills in field duties as well as in administrative matters and emerged as role models for subordinate officers and personnel.

DIG Imtiaz Ahmad Malik and SSP Asif Zafar thanked IG Punjab for the honour and said that during the police service they tried to perform their duties with utmost honesty and sincerity while after retirement their services will always be available to the police department in case of need.

Both the officers said that they will always be proud of the honour bestowed on them by the department during their service and retirement.

DIG Imtiaz Ahmad Malik was serving his services at School of Intelligence, Lahore, whereas SSP Asif Zafar was posted as SSP Internal Accountability Bureau, Faisalabad.

At the end of the ceremony, IG Punjab also handed over commemorative shields of Punjab Police to both the officers while Additional IG Establishment Azhar Hameed Khokhar, Additional IG Logistics Ali Amir Malik, Additional IG PHP Shahid Hanif, Additional IG Training Officer Kanwar Shah Rukh and other officers including DIG Headquarters Syed Khurram Ali were present.