Tag: Punjab police

  • DIG Bilal Siddique Kamyana appointed as new CCPO Lahore

    DIG Bilal Siddique Kamyana appointed as new CCPO Lahore

    DIG Bilal Siddique Kamyana has been appointed as the new Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore. He took over for the former Fayyaz Ahmad Dev, who was transferred from the position a few days ago.

    Kamyana is the sixth City Police Chief to be appointed since the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) came to power in 2018. The decision was made on the same day that the Punjab Assembly convened for a critical session.

    Bilal Siddique Kamyana, an ex Ravian from Sahiwal, is regarded as a trustworthy, skilled, and crime-fighting police officer.

    He is a part of Pakistan’s 24th Common Police Service who served in significant positions such as RPO Faisalabad and Sheikhupura areas, CPO Rawalpindi, DPO Sialkot, Narowal, and Okara, DIG R&D CPO, DIG SPU, SSP CTD, and other high levels of the Police Department’s headquarters and district sections.

    Read more: City Traffic Police Lahore to check overcharging, overloading by transporters on Eid

    Kamyana held an initial meeting with the sectional heads of the various branches of Capital City Police Headquarters shortly after taking over. He has vowed to resolve citizens’ issues by delivering justice.

  • Guests allegedly killed papad vendor at wedding, enjoyed their meal ignoring his dead body

    Guests allegedly killed papad vendor at wedding, enjoyed their meal ignoring his dead body

    Trigger Warning: Violence/Senstive Content

    A papad vendor was allegedly murdered by wedding guests in Pattoki. The guests present at the wedding allegedly tortured the daily wager while mistaking him for a pickpocket. A video circulating on social media shows the dead body of victim Ashraf Sultan lying on the ground in the wedding hall as guests enjoyed their meal.

    Pubjab Police have taken action against the incident and have arrested 12 individuals and the manager of the wedding hall.

    In the initial postmortem report, the doctors didn’t affirm torture on the dead body. However, every side of the incident is being investigated, Punjab Police said in a statement.

    The Punjab Forensic Science Company (PFSA) workforce has collected proof from the incident.

  • LHC dismisses petition seeking ban on PUBG

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed a plea regarding banning the popular online mobile game PUBG on Monday.

    A resident of Lahore, Tanveer Sarwar, approached the LHC and filed a plea to ban the online mobile game after a violent murder in Lahore.

    The petitioner had to appear on the day of the hearing, however, he did not reach the court.

    As a result, the LHC discharged the application over the petitioner’s discontinuation of the case’s pursuit.

    The petitioner claimed in the application that PUBG is creating intolerance in society and causing detrimental effects on young minds.

    Last month, 18-year-old Ali Zain killed four members of his family in Lahore. An investigator found that the teenager was “addicted” to the online game PUBG.

    According to the murderer, he went to sleep after the murder with a sense of accomplishment. The bodies of his four family members were discovered on January 19.

    The Punjab Police had decided to request the federal and provincial governments to ban PUBG after this incident.

    On July 1, 2021, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) temporarily suspended PUBG in the country after it received multiple complaints from different segments of society. However, the ban was lifted later.

  • Elderly woman sits in oncoming traffic to protest the disappearance of her daughter

    Elderly woman sits in oncoming traffic to protest the disappearance of her daughter

    An elderly woman Naseem Akhtar sat outside the Lahore Press Club as an act to protest against the disappearance of her daughter who has been missing for four days.

    In a video that is circulating on Twitter, it can be seen that Akhtar is sitting in the middle of the road and around her are the pictures of her missing daughter.

    As per reports, the missing woman is allegedly a stage dancer Hira Malik.

    Reacting to the video, Punjab Police said that the video is one year old. However, they are investigating the matter.

    Journalist Saleem Safi has also regretted the incident.

  • PUBG addict shoots four family members, Punjab Police wants ban on game

    PUBG addict shoots four family members, Punjab Police wants ban on game

    The Punjab Police has decided to request the Federal and Provincial government to ban the popular video game PUBG after a boy killed four members of his family in Lahore. An investigator found that the teenager was “addicted” to online game PUBG.

    The Punjab police spokesperson said that the boy thought that his family would come back to life just like the players in the game. The provincial police in a statement said that the boy shot his family out of frustration after continuous losses in the game.

    As per the his statement, the killer went to sleep after the murder with a sense of accomplishment. The bodies of the four family members were discovered on January 19.

    PUBG has been banned before. On July 1 2021, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced the decision to temporarily suspend the PUBG game in the country after it received multiple complaints from different segments of society. However the ban was lifted later.

  • ‘Call 1787’ for priority help for victims of abuse and harassment: IG Punjab

    Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Inam Ghani in a tweet has assured to provide space and unbiased space to the victims of abuse and harassment.

    “While victims of abuse and harassment are bravely trying to take action against the perpetrators, they are pressurised, threatened and silenced by the very same perpetrators through their position, relations, financial position or network of connections,” wrote Inam Ghani in a tweet.

    “In all such instances, the public should know and remember that my office is always open for all victims and vulnerable persons as a safe, unbiased space and we will support every victim who approaches us, to our best capabilities.”

    “No injustice will be tolerated and protection and support will be given to all those who need it. Call 1787 in any such situation, in which case it will be given priority by me personally.”

    IG Punjab’s tweets came after Noor Mukadam was beheaded in Islamabad.

  • Punjab police set to visit Turkey for the investigation of Engin Altan’s complaint against Kashif Zameer

    Punjab police set to visit Turkey for the investigation of Engin Altan’s complaint against Kashif Zameer

    A team of Punjab police is set to head Turkey for further investigation of Engin Altan’s complaint against TikToker Kashif Zameer.

    The officials will record statements of the Turkish actor and collect the agreement and fraudulent cheques issued by the accused Kashif Zameer.

    The team will be led by SP Investigation Ali bin Tariq. IG Punjab has sent a letter to the government at the request of Lahore police to get the blue passport for team members and permission for investigation.

    A fraud case was registered against Kashif Zameer at Race Course police station on the complaint of the Ertugrul hero, Engin Altan.

  • Khadija Siddiqi case: Punjab Govt says early release for good behaviour, blood donation

    Punjab Prisons Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has responded to the allegations against the Punjab government of giving 1.5 year remission to Shah Hussain, the man convicted of stabbing Khadija Siddiqi.

    Shah Hussain did not receive any “legal remission” from the government but had actually availed “technical remissions”, said Chohan.

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    As per a document shared by Chohan, Shah has gotten remission on the following basis:

    1. Ordinary remission: 8 months and 8 days.
    2. Annual Good conduct Remission: 1 month.
    3. Blood Remission: 1 month.
    4. Education Remission of 7 months and 15 days which includes 4 months and 15 days for B.A and 3 months for Tarjma ul Quran.
    https://twitter.com/fayazchohanpti/status/1419919839389528064?s=21

    Earlier, Khadija took to Twitter and accused the Punjab government of granting, “extraordinary REMISSION of 1.5 years.”

    In another tweet, Khadija tagged Punjab Prisons Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan and wrote: “You are responsible for allowing early release of my attacker.”

    Siddiqi was stabbed 23 times on a busy Lahore street while she was picking her six-year-old sister from school on May 3, 2016. Shah Hussain is the son of a senior Lahore High Court lawyer.

  • Policemen taken hostage by TLP released after successful talks with Punjab govt

    Policemen taken hostage by TLP released after successful talks with Punjab govt

    Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced this morning that after a successful first round of talks between the Punjab government and the recently banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), 11 policemen who had been taken hostage on Sunday have been released.

    In a video statement released in the wee hours of April 19, Rasheed said that the first round of talks was successful and he was hopeful that the second round of talks after sehri would also be fruitful. The minister hoped that matters would be resolved amicably. Four demands have been put forth by the proscribed party: 1) release of TLP leader Saad Rivi, 2) Lift the ban on TLP, 3) FIRs against TLP workers be quashed and TLP workers released, 4) expel the French ambassador.

    As per the list released to the media, the total number of released hostages was 16, which included 11 policemen and other staff members. Most of the officials had head injuries as well as other injuries due to torture. Geo News had reported that the hostages were kept in the basement of a mosque.

    List of policemen and security staff released

    Dawn reported that Lahore CCPO Ghulam Mehmood Dogar had participated in the operation to free the officials. “Police contingents, as well as Rangers, have been deployed at sensitive areas across the city,” said the spokesperson for the Lahore Police.

    Countrywide protests erupted on Monday after security forces detained TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi in Lahore. Rizvi’s detention quickly sparked violent protests by TLP workers in cities around the country. Videos of policemen being beaten up by the protesters went viral on social media. Some police officials tweeted about the writ of the state.

    Later, the government had taken the decision to ban TLP under Section 11(B) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

    On Sunday, violence erupted in Lahore’s Chowk Yateem Khana after the TLP workers attacked a police station and abducted the DSP, according to the Punjab Police. A statement by the Punjab Police said that “miscreants were armed and attacked Rangers/Police”.

  • Cop among three killed, over 100 arrested as Labbaik protesters resort to violence

    Cop among three killed, over 100 arrested as Labbaik protesters resort to violence

    • Interior minister announces action against those breaking law; necessary measures to reopen roads, entry/exit points also ordered

    At least two protestors and a policeman were killed Tuesday in violent clashes between members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and police in Lahore early Tuesday morning, less than a day after police arrested party chief Saad Rizvi.

    According to reports, the policeman was killed in overnight clashes with the supporters of Rizvi, Lahore police chief Ghulam Mahmood Dogar said. Ten policemen were also wounded in these clashes in the Shahadra neighbourhood.

    Two members of the TLP were also reported dead in Punjab.

    As the protests spilled over into other cities on Tuesday, the police arrested more than 100 supporters of the party.

    The violence began late on Monday after police arrested Rizvi for threatening protests if the government did not expel the French ambassador, Marc Baréty, over blasphemous cartoons.

    According to Dogar, the arrest was aimed at maintaining law and order. But Rizvi’s detention quickly sparked violent protests by Islamists in cities around the country. The protesters blocked highways and roads in several cities.

    The deadly clashes come two days after Rizvi in a statement asked the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan to “honour” a commitment it made in February to his party to expel Baréty before April 20.

    However, the government has said it only committed to discussing the matter in the National Assembly.

    The reaction from Rizvi’s supporters against his arrest was so swift that police in Lahore could not clear a main highway and roads. Thousands of people were stranded in their vehicles.

    Monday’s clashes initially erupted in Lahore. Rizvi’s supporters later clashed with police in Karachi and they continued rallying on the outskirts of Islamabad, disrupting traffic and inconveniencing residents.

    INTERIOR MINISTER:

    Meanwhile, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has ordered action against those who take law into their own hands, besides putting in place measures needed to reopen roads as well as entry and exits points of major cities across the country.

    The Interior Ministry decided to take strict action against those creating law and order situations, and ordered to suspend cellular and internet services in affected areas.

    The decisions were taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Rasheed.

    It was attended by federal minister for religious affairs, chief commissioner, Islamabad and Punjab inspector generals (IGs) and chief secretaries concerned.

    BACKGROUND:

    Saad Rizvi emerged as the leader of the party in November after the sudden death of his father, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, due to the coronavirus. His supporters have previously held violent rallies to pressurise the government not to repeal the blasphemy laws.

    Blasphemy is punishable with a mandatory death sentence, and the very mention of blasphemy is enough to inflame violent reactions.

    The TLP wants the government to boycott French products and expel the French ambassador under an agreement signed by the government with Rizvi’s party in November.

    TLP and other religious parties have denounced French President Emmanuel Macron since October last year, saying he tried to defend blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as freedom of expression.

    Macron’s comments came after a young Muslim beheaded a French school teacher who had shown caricatures in class.

    The images had been republished by the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, best known for vulgar irreverence, to mark the opening of the trial over the 2015 attack against the publication for the original caricatures.