Police personnel from provinces barred from carrying arms in Islamabad during VIP escorts – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The capital police have barred provincial police personnel deployed in Islamabad on various duties from carrying weapons without its permission, Dawn has learnt. The police of provinces posted at the Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and KP houses will only be allowed to carry weapons after getting permission and in this regard they had been asked […]
Indian police arrest 5 more after Spanish tourist gang raped – World
Indian police have arrested five more men in connection with the gang rape of a Spanish tourist, taking the total detained to eight, local media reported on Tuesday. The attack on the woman, who was on a motorbike trip with her husband, took place last week in Dumka district in the eastern Indian state of […]
Ahmadi leader shot dead by unknown assailants in Bahawalpur: police – Pakistan
The president of the Ahmadiyya community in Bahawalpur’s Hasilpur district was shot dead by unknown assailants on Monday morning, police said. Tahir Iqbal, 54, was out for his morning walk in the Chak-84 village when two motorcyclists opened fire at him, resulting in his death on the spot. According to the police, the body was […]
Indian police hunt more suspects in gang rape of Spanish tourist – World
Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects, reports have said. The attack took place on Friday night in eastern India in Jharkhand state’s Dumka district, where the couple were camping. A total of seven […]
1,000 security personnel to be deployed as police prepare ‘foolproof’ plan for PSL matches in Karachi – Pakistan
Sindh police on Tuesday said a “foolproof” security plan had been prepared for the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) upcoming matches in Karachi. After completing its Lahore leg, the marquee event will now move to Karachi where matches will be played from February 20 to March 18 at the National Bank Stadium. In a statement issued […]
Girl in Arabic print shirt saved from mob by Lahore police – Pakistan
LAHORE: Timely action by police saved a teenage girl wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy printed on it from attack by a charged mob, alleging she committed blasphemy, in the crowded Ichra Bazaar here on Sunday. The situation turned ugly after someone alleged that the girl’s dress was bearing Quranic verses. However, some shopkeepers defended […]
Police blow away protest against ‘rigging’ in Karachi – Pakistan
(Clockwise from top left): Policemen step back after firing tear gas shells into demonstrators; water bowsers are parked across Sharea Faisal to stop protesters from marching on Sindh Assembly; commuters face problems due to closure of roads; workers of five parties demonstrate against alleged rigging in elections; and women protesters are manhandled by police near […]
Taxila police suspend ASI after video of slapping elderly lady goes viral – Pakistan
Taxila Police on Saturday suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Imtiaz Nasir after a video of him slapping an elderly woman and pushing her to the ground in the general area of Taxila went viral. According to a police spokesperson, the incident occurred when the police officers were trying to arrest Basir Khan — who they say […]
Police fire tear gas at Indian farmers marching on capital – World
Indian police fired tear gas on Wednesday to scatter protesting farmers as they resumed a march to the capital, equipped with cranes and excavators after talks with the government on guaranteed prices for their produce failed to break a deadlock. To escape the stinging gas and clouds of smoke, thousands of farmers, some wearing medical […]
Police vehicle attacked as re-polling held in Tank – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Some armed men attacked a police armoured vehicle on security duty at a polling station at Kot-Azam in Tank, triggering an exchange of fire that left one of the attackers dead on Monday. The polling process had to be stopped for some time due to the ambush, though it resumed following a […]