LAHORE: Inspector General (IG) Punjab said Thursday that the police force was without any firepower during the arrest operation of PTI chairman Imran Khan at his residence Zaman Park.
As per details, the IG Punjab clarified that police forces from two provinces and people who wear a uniform can never fight with each other. He said that the police will ensure the supremacy of the law but it should never be considered a weakness.
The IG Punjab maintained that this was planned earlier too that DIG will take the warrant to PTI chief Imran khan’s residence. He refuted rumours about police weapons and clarified that throughout the operation the police had no weapons with them.
The operation was stopped because of the PSL Match which the police secured properly, he added. IG Punjab further said that when petrol bombs are thrown from the other side and stones are pelted too then the police fire shells.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan claimed the real intent of the LEAs behind the entire episode was to “abduct and assassinate” him. In a series of Tweets, Imran Khan had written: “Clearly arrest claim was mere drama because the real intent is to abduct & assassinate. From tear gas & water cannons, they have now resorted to live firing.”
