This new force quickly earned the respect and appreciation of millions of road-users. The British Motorway Police Trainers, after seeing this force in operations, remarked that the new force was even better than the British Motorway Police. His vision and unflinching commitment helped him to cross the Rubicon. His boundless energy, unflinching determination, devotion to duty and inspiring leadership were responsible for motivating his team and producing unbelievable results. The challenge was accepted by the leader of this motivated team.
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It was these officers who undertook the impossible task of raising a professional and modern force for the M-2. Iftikhar Rashid and his team of a few dedicated Officers. This daunting task was given to the then Inspector General Police Mr. The most astonishing aspect of the project was that serving policeman taken on deputation from all over Pakistan were weaned from their old habits and molded into an efficient, honest and dedicated team. The project had to be conceived and the force raised and brought on ground in a period of six months. It is even more creditable when the outcome is viewed against the backdrop of serious time and resource constraints. It goes to the credit of the dedicated team of new officers who stuck to the job and burnt the midnight oil to produce something unique and unmatchable. While the intelligentsia scoffed at the idea, professional policeman were unanimous that it was not possible to improve the Police. There were more skeptics than supporters, as it was considered a utopian project, given the background of previous attempts made to reform the Police. The year 1997, marked the advent of a golden chapter in the history of policing in Pakistan, when it was decided to raise a modern, competent and efficient force for policing of the Motorway (M-2).