LAHORE: A passing out parade of the second batch of the Dolphin Force was held at Police Training College on Saturday. As many as 696 Dolphin officials have completed their training during the second batch. The passed out officers will be posted in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Bahawalpur and Faisalabad. Addressing the graduates, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Dolphin Force would have to play its vital role in protecting lives and property of the people. “The force should win the support and trust of the people through good performance, hard work and polite attitude towards the public.” The chief minister said that the Dolphin Force should come up to the expectation of the public and move forward by acting on the golden principals of determination, courage and professionalism. The chief minister inspected the parade where smartly turned-out contingents of the force presented a salute to him. He also distributed prizes among police officials over excellent performance. The chief minister said that the Dolphin Force was being extended to Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and Bahawalpur. Shehbaz said that the Turkish National Force and the Turkish government had provided support in the training of the Dolphin Force. He heaped praise on Punjab Police, saying: “Punjab Police is a force of martyrs and its officers and cops have sacrificed their lives in the war against terrorism and in protecting people from looters and thieves. We are proud of the Punjab Police and alls officials of the force are determined to sacrifice their lives for long-lasting peace.” He said billions of rupees had been spent to improve performance of Punjab Police and equip it will latest weapons. He said protection of life and property of the public was the basic responsibility of the state and for this purpose all-out resources were being provided to police and security institutions. He said that the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order deserved praise for taking such initiatives to protect life and property of the people. In his address, Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Captain (r) Arif Nawaz said that the chief minister had provided all-out resources to modernise Punjab Police and problems of the Punjab Police were being resolved on a priority basis. He said that street crimes in Lahore had been reduced due to Dolphin Force and street crime in other cities would also reduce due to its expansion. Published in Daily Times, October 22nd 2017.