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The Chief Minister of Pakistan 's Punjab Province , Shahbaz Sharif, has announced that as many as 4,000 retired army personnel will be recruited to fight street crime in Lahore in order to improve the law and order situation in the city. Sharif said the new recruits would perform their duties in coordination with the police to control street crime, reports The Express Tribune. Sharif stressed the need for an effective strategy to control street crime, and said recruiting retired soldiers was part of the new strategy. He also ordered the establishment of an anti-crime helpline. Sharif directed the officials concerned to ensure that the prosecution of arrested criminals was expedited and cases be submitted to the relevant courts. He also sought a weekly report of various cases from the prosecution secretary. He said the police department should make a comprehensive plan to control extortion across the Punjab . "The dream of a peaceful society cannot be realised without the eradication of extremism. Protecting the citizens' life and property is the government's foremost priority. It should also be the police's priority," Sharif was quoted, as saying.

4,000 retired soldiers to be hired to fight street crime in Lahore