LAHORE, 14 November, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Bilal Siddique Kamyana has directed police officers to formulate an effective strategy to curb burglary, theft and pickpocketing, while intensifying operations against organised gangs involved in mobile phone snatching and other street crimes. He emphasised that criminals must be brought to justice through professional investigations and solid evidence. The directives were issued during a meeting at the Capital City Police Headquarters to review the performance of Civil Lines and City divisions, security arrangements for the second phase of the Raiwind Tablighi Ijtema, crime prevention measures and the arrest of proclaimed offenders. The CCPO instructed officers to ensure comprehensive security arrangements for the religious gathering through close coordination among relevant departments and effective utilisation of available resources. He also stressed increased patrolling and surveillance in densely populated areas, hospitals and major markets to prevent street crimes. Directing officers to keep a close watch on habitual offenders, he ordered targeted operations against organised criminal gangs and intelligence-based actions to arrest Category-B proclaimed offenders. He further directed supervisory officers to personally lead raids and operations against criminal elements, stressing that effective crime control required strategic planning, quality investigations and credible evidence to secure convictions. Field officers were also instructed to remain vigilant against elements threatening public peace and ensure the maintenance of law and order. DIG Administration Imran Kishwar, DIG Investigation Zeeshan Raza, DIG Operations Faisal Kamran, SSP Investigation Muhammad Naveed, SSP Operations Abdullah Ahmad, along with SPs, ASPs, circle officers, SHOs and investigation in-charges of the Civil Lines and City divisions, attended the meeting.