Cop killed by ex-PM’s car
The driver of former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was taken into custody after his official car hit and killed a motorcyclist in Islamabad on Saturday. According to the police, Ashraf’s driver…
Faisal Raza Abidi booked for ‘derogatory remarks’ against CJP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Faisal Raza Abidi has landed himself in trouble again, this time for making “insulting and threatening” remarks against Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. Police have registered…
Ethiopian police detain 200 people over violence
NAIROBI: Ethiopian police have detained 200 people in connection with violence on the outskirts of capital on Saturday that left 23 dead, state affiliated Fana Broadcasting said on Monday. Earlier on Monday,…
Man dies from alleged torture at rehabilitation centre
RAWALPINDI: A 24-year-old person, who was admitted by his parents to a drug rehabilitation clinic in Panj Sarki area here a week ago, died of the alleged torture by the facility’s medical staff,…
Four-layered security to be deployed at sensitive places on Ashura: IGP
LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Tahir has said that four-layered security would be provided to majalis and processions in sensitive districts during Muharram by utilising all available resources, modern technology…
Police officers reluctant to work under ‘junior’ IGP
Senior officer Ghulam Qadir Thebo goes on 30-day long leave KARACHI: With the appointment of Dr Kaleem Imam as Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led federal government,…
Trans community demands judicial inquiry into burning of transgender in Sahiwal
LAHORE: Two parallel investigations have been launched into the mysterious death of a transgender individual in Sahiwal, local media outlets reported on Wednesday. So far, little progress has been made in identifying…
Another family robbed as street crime surges in Karachi
KARACHI: A family from Dubai was deprived of cash and jewellery in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of the provincial capital. The close-circuit camera footage has been obtained of a similar incident that took place…
DIG Operations approves postings of 40 Lahore SHOs
LAHORE: Lahore DIG (Operations) Shahzad Akbar on Friday approved the transfers and postings of as many as 40 Station House Officers (SHOs) of the city’s different police stations. According to a statement issued…
Another WCLA operation fails owing to unavailability of police
–Demolition operation against illegal constructions in Walled City remains unsuccessful after police arrive late –DSP concerned says security SP did not assign anyone on duty at given time LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA)…
Missing citizen case: IHC accepts Defence Ministry’s plea seeking more time for filing reply
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has accepted the plea of Defence Ministry for giving it more time to file a reply in the missing citizen case. A single member bench of IHC…
Mexican president blames state, local police for crime surge
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s outgoing president has given his last state of the union address and blames state and local police for the surge in violent crime. President Enrique Pena Nieto said the…
SSP’s wife accuses him of theft, ‘disappears’ after registering FIR
LAHORE: Even though a case of robbery was registered against SSP Junaid Arshad of Police Services of Pakistan (PSP) on his wife’s complaint, the Chuhang Police has so far failed to find any…
Bosnian police intercept 50 migrants on cargo train
ZVORNIK: Bosnian police stopped about 50 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan trying to cross from Serbia in a cargo train overnight on Friday as authorities step up patrols of the border.…
Dutch police shoot suspect after stabbing at train station
AMSTERDAM: Police in the Dutch capital shot and wounded a suspect Friday following a stabbing at Amsterdam’s busy central railway station. Amsterdam police said in a series of tweets that two people…
Punjab government makes appointments, transfers in police department
LAHORE: The new Punjab government on Tuesday made massive appointments and transfers in the police department. As per the details, as many as 15 police officers in different regions have been transferred. The…
Pakpattan DPO transferred for not ‘apologising’ to first lady’s ex-husband
–Khawar Maneka reportedly abused police officials for stopping his car after he sped away from a picket on Aug 23 –Punjab IG says DPO was transferred because he had ‘misreported an incident…