BAHAWALPUR: Regional Police Officer Idrees Ahmad and District Police Officer Ashfaq Khan inaugurated modern facilities, including an information technology control room and a command and control centre, at the DPO Office Bahawalpur. IT control room has been connected to the front desks established in 24 police stations throughout the district. In this way, the front desk staff and police station can monitor records through the Record Management System. Similarly, through tenants’ records present in the police stations and Hotel Eye System, all people coming into the hotels can be monitored in the IT room. Speaking on the occasion, the RPO said that in the modern age importance of information technology was evident and the district police understood the importance of IT for preserving the police stations’ records, complaints, registration of cases and elimination of crime. “Positive steps have been taken for the purpose,” he said. He congratulated the DPO on the completion of the task. The DPO said that in the newly established information technology room, record of all police forces had been computerised, and with the police officials’ transfer, entries could be made online, which would develop transparency. He added that the conference room and command and control centre had been established on modern lines, where computer and multimedia courses would be conducted.