In the wake of Sahiwal firing incident, a new standard operating procedure (SOP) has been put in place for police officers that bars them from firing at a vehicle if it doesn’t stop at a checkpost after being flagged down, ARY News reported.
A notification has also been issued in this regard by the office of superintendent of police (SP) for Mobiles in Lahore.
Under the new SOP, a wireless coordination will be carried out immediately to inform about a vehicle that is seen as suspicious by cops. While during checking, an officer should behave politely, rather than interacting rudely with an owner or people aboard a vehicle.
The police have been directed to conduct checking on suspicious vehicles only, “no citizen should be harassed unnecessarily,” the SOP says.
