DHA to have second police station

By Shafiq Sharif

LAHORE: The police have decided to have two police stations in Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Cantonment division superintendent of police (SP) Ahmad Kamal told Daily Times on Sunday.

Kamal said the old police station would be named Defence Police Station (A) and the new one Defence Police Station (B). He said the new police station would be set up in Phase-V. He said the population of DHA was increasing because of which crime was also on the increase. He said the two police stations would help the Police Department deal better with crime. He said the Defence police station registered about 2,000 cases every year.

He said the new police station's jurisdiction would include Phase-I, II and V. He said about 60 percent of crime was reported from the area under Defence police station (A). He said the police station currently had 78 constables, nine head constables, five sub-inspectors, five assistant sub-inspectors and one inspector of the Operations Wing. He said that it was difficult to deal with the entire DHA with this number of police personnel. He said that more cops and vehicles would be given to the new police station. However, he said the number of Mujahid Squad would remain same.

Major (r) Shabbir, the person in charge of DHA security, said the housing authority had asked for a new police station in the area, which the Police Department had approved. He said the new police station would help control crime and maintain law and order.

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DHA issues notices to 100 residents on dog rules violations

By Hina Farooq

LAHORE: Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has issued notices to its 100 residents in the last few months for violating the dog keeping rules.

DHA security officials said, "Dog keepers in the DHA will be fined or lose their pet if they violate the rules."

They said out of the total 15,000 houses in the DHA as many as five percent of the households keep dog(s). Officials said only a few households had registered their dogs as per cantonment board rules. According to the rules applicable since 1960, it is compulsory for residents to register their dogs, display the registration tag; vaccinate the dogs and chain their dogs' outdoors.

"However, majority violates this rule," an official concerned said. "We have not only received complaints of excessive dog barking, but they have also bitten people." He said, "Excessive dog barking that causes a nuisance is an offence. We can make an order requiring the reduction of excessive barking by a dog, can limit the number of dogs that can be kept on a premises."

He said, "Owners/keepers are responsible and liable for the actions and behaviour of their dogs at all times." Another DHA official said, "Neither DHA authorities nor the security officials will be liable for loss, damage or any kind of injury sustained by any human."

Another official said, "A few months back, two UK-returned persons were bitten by an unleashed dog. The injured registered a case and the dog's owner was taken to the court."

He said in another incident a maidservant was bitten by her neighbours' dog. A case was registered and the maid was rushed to the hospital.

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