By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press,Feb 26, 2023Two police officers were killed and two others critically injured when a bomb attached to the police vehicle went off in Khuzdar city of Balochistan on Saturday, according to local sources. The explosion took place when the vehicle was patrolling the area near Jhalawan Complex, police officials stated. “Unknown people had placed a magnetic bomb on the police vehicle, and detonated with a remote control, resulting in the…
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report in The News, Feb 25, 2023Karachi: Police said on Friday they had dug up weapons buried near the new toll plaza in District Malir’s Steel Town. According to the Malir police spokesperson, the weapons included 64 shotguns, 16 pistols, a metal detector, and a wireless set, packed in six sacks. The police said the weapons were buried in the Karachi Development Authority’s land and they conducted a raid on an intelligence-based tip-off. During the…
report in Dawn, February 25th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A tribal elder was killed and his son injured when the vehicle they were travelling in came under attack here on Friday, the police said. Malik Remal Wazir along with a son was travelling in a vehicle when unidentified assailants opened fire on it, leaving the elder dead on the spot and seriously injuring his son, officials said, adding the assailants escaped. The officials said deceased’s son was…
by Sirajuddin in Dawn, Feb 23, 2023The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department and Lakki Marwat police killed six terrorists, belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in a joint intelligence-based operation in the jurisdiction of the Dadiwala police station on Thursday. In a statement issued today, Lakki Marwat police spokesperson Shahid Hameed said that the operation was conducted after security personnel got a tip-off that terrorists were planning an attack on the Abbas police checkpost. “When…
report in Dawn, February 23rd, 2023QUETTA: Three Frontier Corps personnel and a police constable were injured in separate gun attacks in Jewani and Kuchlak areas, on Wednesday. Officials said a security vehicle was passing through the Panowan Pul area of Jewani town when armed motorcyclists opened fire on it, leaving three personnel Mohammad Bilal, Shoukat and Nassir wounded, officials said. In Kuchlak area, officials said, police constable Jalal Khan sustained gunshot wounds in the Zhob…
by Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Feb 23, 2023 The main Opposition in Parliament, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya yesterday (22) stated that the Party supports the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, noting that National Land and Police Commissions would control related provincial commissions so that no issues would arise. Speaking to The Daily Morning, Chief Opposition Whip and SJB Parliamentarian, Attorney Lakshman Kiriella said: “We are for the 13th Amendment. It…
Editorial in Dawn, February 22nd, 2023AS Pakistan faces a resurgent wave of terrorism, important questions need to be discussed about how the media covers acts of violence, especially pertaining to its live coverage of hostage/combat situations. At the moment, rolling coverage of acts of terrorism and their aftermath is the norm, as was witnessed during last week’s militant siege of the Karachi Police Office. In this regard, electronic media regulator Pemra on Monday issued a…
by Asif Chaudhry in Dawn, February 21st, 2023LAHORE: While five police officers senior to Inspector General of Police Punjab Usman Anwar are awaiting postings in the province, three more police officers have been relieved of their duties from the province. The tricky situation in the police department has become disturbing, particularly, for the five police officers senior to the incumbent provincial police chief. Of them, two senior police officers, Kanwar Shahrukh and Ghulam Rasool Zahid,…
by Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Feb 17, 2023Government Printer Gangani Liyanage stated yesterday (16) that the “main reason” for the delay in the printing of the ballot papers for the postal voting at the Local Government (LG) poll is that despite many requests made to the Police Department, including to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandana D. Wickramaratne by both the Election Commission (EC) and the Government Printing Department to provide security for…
AFP report, February 17, 2023DHAKA: The United States will not lift sanctions on an elite Bangladesh police unit accused of extrajudicial killings until it is reformed, a top US envoy visiting the country has said. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet visited the South Asian country this week where he discussed security cooperation with government representatives in Dhaka. The diplomat is one of the most senior US officials to travel to Bangladesh since Washington sanctioned the…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Feb 15, 2023QUETTA: A constable was injured in an attack on a police station late on Tuesday night. Police officials said unknown armed men hurled a grenade at the Shalkot police station located on the outskirts of Quetta, which exploded in its courtyard. “A police constable received injuries in the explosion,” a senior police officer said, adding that the injured was immediately shifted to a hospital. Police has launched a…