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SHO wounded as two police stations attacked in KP

By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, October 21, 2023PESHAWAR: A station house officer was critically wounded when two police stations were attacked in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts on the night between Friday and Saturday. Reports said rockets were fired on the police station in Kulachi DIK where no casualty was reported. Later, a police station was attacked in Tank district. Reports said the SHO of the PS Asghar Khan was critically wounded…

N. Waziristan elder killed in targeted attack

report in Dawn, October 21st, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A tribal elder was killed in what the police said a targeted attack carried out by unknown masked men in Mirali area of the North Waziristan tribal district on Friday morning. The police said that Malik Daud Khan was targeted by masked men at a private clinic. They added that the assailants managed to escape after the attack. The police also said that tortured body of an unidentified…

Police encounter with militants in Mianwali

Report in Dawn, October 17th, 2023MIANWALI: The Mianwali police had another encounter with militants on Monday. No police personnel was injured in the operation. According to police sources, the police received information about the presence of one dozen militants in the hilly area of Makarwal, adjacent to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. District Police Officer Motiullah Khan formed teams consisting of police stations of Makarwal, Isakhel, Qamar Mushani and Kalabagh. As police parties approached the Naz Pakistan…

Two ‘TTP’ men held in Islamabad:

Report in Dawn, October 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The capital police have arrested two suspects allegedly affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered explosives, hand grenades and weapons from them. According to the police, the suspects were planning to target sensitive installations and personalities. The police made the arrest and recovered weapons on a tip-off by an informer. The police said a team of the Counter-Terrorism Department was present in Satra Meel area for surveillance when…

One injured in attack on Tehkal police station

Report in Dawn, October 17th, 2023PESHAWAR: One person sustained injuries when militants hurled a hand grenade on the Tehkal police station here on Monday evening. Police said unknown militants hurled a grenade at the police station, which went off with a bang. They added that a civilian, present at the police station for filing a complaint, sustained injuries. “A complainant sustained injuries and has been shifted to a hospital. The personnel posted at police station…

Police in Karnali launch campaign against drugs

by Tripti Shahi in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 15, 2023As cases of drug addiction and smuggling shoot up in Karnali Province, police have launched a campaign under the banner ‘Lantern Campaign Against Drugs’. The Karnali Province Police Office in Birendranagar kicked off the anti-drugs drive from Thursday. The campaign will be launched in all 10 districts of Karnali, the country’s biggest and remotest province. Police said that as part of the drive, a coordination desk…

Cops combating organised crime under threat from Lankan criminals in Dubai

By Hemantha RandunuDubai-based underworld figures are reportedly issuing threats to law enforcement officers, particularly those engaged in combating organised crime, according to police sources.These criminals aim to disrupt operations against the underworld, with former IP Balendrasingha, recently assassinated, being among the officers consistently targeted with death threats. Sources said Balendrasingha’s assassination was intended to serve as a warning to other members of the police force.The police estimate around 50 underworld leaders are currently based in…

Police file 11 cases against 700 BNP, Jamaat men in 5 days:

Report in Prothom Alo, 12 Oct 2023The police have filed 11 cases against at least 700 members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami in Jashore within just five days. They have already arrested a total of 77 BNP and Jamaat men in connection with the cases. Adding to the concern, there are a significant number of anonymous individuals among the accused. The police claimed to have filed the cases on specific charges,…

BNP leader Annie alleges brutal torture in police custody

Report in Prothom Alo, 11 Oct 2023 at 22: 24BNP central publicity secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie has alleged in the court that he has been beaten up in the police station after being arrested from his house. He made the allegation at the chief metropolitan magistrate court of Dhaka on Wednesday during hearing on a remand petition in a case filed over a sabotage at the Dhanmondi police station. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie said…

Afghan women refugees report mistreatment and police torture in Pakistan:

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 6, 2023Several immigrant women have reported experiencing mistreatment and, sometimes, even police torture during their brief stays in Pakistan. The Pakistani government’s decision to expel Afghan refugees due to the ongoing mistreatment towards migrants has sparked international condemnation. Recently, reports of mistreatment by the Pakistani police towards migrants have surfaced, and at least three immigrant women, including a journalist, have confirmed that they have experienced mistreatment…

Police seek to arrest Asad Umar, Imran’s sisters Uzma and Aleema

Report in Dawn, October 5th, 2023LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Cou­­rt (ATC) on Wednesday exten­ded pre-arrest bail of PTI former secretary general Asad Umar, former prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters Uzma Khan and Aleema Khan in multiple cases of May 9 riots as police sought their arrest in the Jinnah House attack case. Mr Umar and both sisters of the PTI chairman appeared before the court on expiry of their previous bail in four cases, including attacks…