The “Karobar Aitemad App” to be launched by Punjab Police to help people track down Criminal Records (CNIC) linked to their employees and tenants to make informed decisions.
When a person hires a laborer or housekeeper or maintains a tenant, the law requires him to register with the police so that the police have information about the people who live and work in a city. With the new application, employers and landlords can not only track their criminal history, but also easily register their employees and tenants.
if the registered tenant or house-hold employee has any criminal record in the Punjab Police’s Criminal Record Office (CRO). 2/2
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The employer is also informed of the criminal record by text message, after which the police takes the necessary measures. Sohail Sukhera, who also serves as Punjab Police Information Officer (PPIO) at DIG Operations Punjab, told the media that including a person's CNIC number in the application results in a quick display of information about their criminal records.
The mobile app will soon be available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, Sukhera added. Citizens can download it so far from the official website of Punjab Police.
This mobile application will help the people to get the criminal record of the labors on a single click , as we have witnessed many workers involved on the robberies and many FIR are logged where the maid servant are being involved in those cases.
Inspector General of Police Punjab Inam Ghani said that Punjab Police is effectively using modern information technology to protect the lives and property of citizens, control crime and improve public service delivery so that not only crime eradication process may be made faster and more transparent, but also to improve the quality of services provided to the citizens through modern integrated systems and software.
He further said that the role of supervisory officers at the level of SDPOs is of utmost importance for further improving the performance of the police force and therefore they are being provided all possible facilities for effective monitoring, supervision and use of modern software so that they by the help of modern computer systems can monitor professional and official matters of their concerned police stations and offices by sitting in their offices for making process of public service delivery and response more easy and effective.
He further said that all the affairs of the police station have been integrated in the police station record management software for better monitoring of the professional affairs of the police station so that supervisory officers may closely monitor front desk ,lodging of FIRs, status of Zimnis, strength of nuffree ,operations and updated status of investigation.
