Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA safe haven for stolen cars on January 9, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The lifting of precious vehicles from the federal capital and selling these to gangs based in tribal areas, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan on almost half price, under the alleged patronage of Islamabad police, has been revealed. In some cases , the car lifters in the federal capital contact form ten per cent […]
Offices of CPCs turn into inns for the homeless on January 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: Following the sheer failure of the Community Police Centres (CPCs) project the rooms of the offices of these centres have been occupied by homeless persons for residential purposes. A few years ago, the former IG Islamabad, Wajid Durrani, set up CPCs in all the streets, mohallas and sectors in Islamabad for reining in crimes […]
Police pressuring gang-rape victim to reconcile with accused on January 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: A senior police official is reportedly pressuring a victim of gang rape to reconcile with the alleged perpetrators who are influential political figures. The accused gang raped the woman on New Year’s night in the name of providing her a job. On the other side, a PML-N office bearer, who is allegedly involved in […]
Crime ratio in capital drops by 25 percent: officials on December 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: The federal capital crime ratio has decreased by 25 per cent as compared to last year Islamabad: This was revealed in a meeting of the Capital police officers held under the chairmanship of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tariq Masood Yasin, here on Monday. The meeting members detail reviewed the Federal Capital crime situation […]
Guards deployed for security of Chinese nationals causing concern among citizens on December 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: The deployment of 15 armed security guards on the main highway near the Saudi Pak Tower, for the security of Chinese nationals working in multinational companies, has started causing concern among the citizens. Well-placed sources told Daily Times that as many as 15 armed guards of a local security company were performing their duty […]
Ramna SHO booked for keeping citizen in illegal custody, torture on December 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: On the court’s instruction, Ramna Police Station has registered a case against its own SHO, Shad Abro and other six police officials, for keeping a young man under illegal custody and subjecting him to torture. However, as the result of registering the case for “habeas corpus” on December 17, after the lapse of almost […]
3,692 persons still missing, Senate body told on December 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior Monday told that some 3,692 persons were still missing from different parts of the country and the departments concerned were being held responsible for their recovery. The meeting, which held here at the Parliament House with Senator A Rehman Malik in the chair, was told that the matter […]
Ramna PS still a safe haven for criminals on December 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Ramna Police Station has become a safe haven for prostitute dens as all the runners of these vile places have shifted their dirty business under the jurisdiction of this PS just because its SHO is providing them shelter even though the IG Islamabad had ordered the police to take action against them. The […]
Islamabad police book own SHO over extortion on December 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: A former SHO who was allegedly found involved in extortion of millions of rupees from innocent citizens with the help of two key criminal members of a gang and five employees has not been arrested by the FIA so far. The SHO was allegedly patronizing the gang of fraudsters by making false promises to […]
Illegal police post turns into torture cell on December 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: A “Police Post” operating illegally in the area of Maira Badia of Raman police stations since long has turned into a private torture cell. Sources said that the “Police Post” was set up in the name of the Police Community Centre (PCC) in Maira Badia a few years back and it has now allegedly […]