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Six retired sniffer dogs awarded with medals, certificates

By Our Correspondent
February 17, 2024

LAHORE: A special ceremony was organised for the adoption of six retired sniffer dogs of Punjab Police in Police Dogs Breeding and Training School Bedian on Friday.

Additional IG Special Branch Zulfiqar Hameed can be seen distributing certificates at the special ceremony organized for the adoption of six retired sniffer dogs of Punjab Police on February 16, 2024. — Facebook/Punjab Police Pakistan
Additional IG Special Branch Zulfiqar Hameed can be seen distributing certificates at the special ceremony organized for the adoption of six retired sniffer dogs of Punjab Police on February 16, 2024. — Facebook/Punjab Police Pakistan

Additional IG Special Branch Zulfiqar Hameed, DIG Azhar Akram, SSP Syed Nadeem Abbas, SSP Admin Headquarters Kamran Nawaz and CEO of private organisation JFK Zofishan Anushay were present in the ceremony. The retired sniffer dogs were awarded with medals and certificates of appreciation in recognition of their outstanding services in the ceremony. The dogs were handed over to their new owners under an MoU between Punjab Police and animal rights organisation.

Previously these dogs were killed with an injection after their retirement but IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar issued orders to start an adoption plan of retired dogs and ended this tradition.