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  • Usama Satti killing: Probe finds counter-terror cops guilty

    A judicial inquiry into the killing of Rawalpindi youth Usama Satti by the five officials of the Anti-Terrorism Squad has found the policemen guilty and asked the authorities to use the Anti-Terrorism Act against the cops.

    Constable Muhammad Mustafa, Superintendent Hafiz Ikhtikar Ahmed, Constable Mudassar Mukhtiar, Constable Shakeel Ahmed, and Constable Saeed Ahmed gunned down Satti in an alleged car chase. They fired 17 bullets at the car, most of which hit the upper body of the slain student.

    The inquiry report also pointed out the “carelessness” of the police high-ups and ordered an investigation against the SP and DSP of the capital police.

    The report prepared by Additional Deputy Commissioner Rana Muhammad Waqas said that officers should be appointed on the basis of their mental health in addition to the physical prowess.

    “The system of police monitoring is weak,” it revealed, adding that the inspector general should improve the technology being used by the police. It further said that the ATS officials shouldn’t be allowed to work with the police without prior permission.

    Last week, at least five officials of Islamabad Police were arrested after they gunned down 21-year-old Usama Satti in cold blood in G-10 sector in the federal capital.

    The policemen who belonged to the Anti-Terrorism Squad fired bullets from the front and hit the youth mostly on the face and upper body. No weapons etc were discovered from the boy’s car.

    A source in the capital police had said that the ATS officials and the youth had an argument on New Year’s Eve when the police officials stopped his vehicle for checking. The source had claimed that the police officials stopped the guy even though they were off-duty at the time.

    This altercation between the cops and the youth may have resulted in this killing, the source claimed.

  • Five Islamabad policemen arrested for killing youth in cold blood

    Five officials of Islamabad Police have been arrested after they gunned down a 21-year-old youth, Usama Satti, in cold blood near Srinagar Highway, G-10 sector in the federal capital.

    Unconfirmed reports say that the policemen who belonged to the Anti-Terrorist Squad fired 22 shots at the vehicle on Friday night, killing Satti on the spot. According to reports, shots were fired from the front and hit him mostly on the face and upper body. No weapons etc discovered from the boy’s car, they added.

    A source in the capital police said that the ATS officials and the youth had an argument on New Year’s Eve when the police officials stopped his vehicle for checking. The source claims that the police officials stopped the guy even though they were off-duty at the time. This altercation between the cops and the youth may have resulted in this killing, the source claimed.

    A departmental inquiry has already been initiated against the arrested police officials, with Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed vowing to deliver justice in the case.

    The IGP has also taken notice of the incident and formed an investigation team to probe the “suspicious shootout”.

    In 2017, a policeman had shot dead a youth in I-10 sector after he had failed to stop at a checkpoint. The policeman who had opened fire had claimed that the deceased failed to stop at the checkpoint despite his signal.

  • Islamabad police book college student over alleged blasphemy

    Islamabad police book college student over alleged blasphemy

    Islamabad police have registered a case against a college student under sections 295-A and 298-A over alleged blasphemous remarks against companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

    The case registered at Shalimar police station on the complaint of a teacher. Section 295-A pertains to deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, whereas Section 298-A concerns derogatory remarks against holy personages.

    According to the FIR, some students reported the accused after they found “derogatory remarks” written on his coursebook next to the name of a certain companion of the prophet (PBUH). The students engaged in an argument with the student possessing the book, it added.

    The owner of the book hurt the religious sentiments of thousands of people and students, the FIR claimed.

    Last week, a National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) manager was gunned down by a security guard in Punjab’s Khushab district over blasphemy allegations.

    The victim, Malik Imran Hanif, was first taken to a local hospital, however, the nature of his gunshot wounds was so severe, he was shifted to Services Hospital in Lahore, where he succumbed to his injuries.

    Human rights groups say blasphemy laws are often misused to persecute minorities or even against Muslims to settle personal rivalries. Such accusations can end up in lynchings or street vigilantism.

  • PM praises Islamabad top cop as capital ‘safer city than London, Paris’

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has lauded Islamabad Inspector General (IG) Muhammad Amir Zulfiqar Khan over the ongoing operation against land grabbers and a significant reduction in crime rate in the federal capital, which was also highlighted by a report of the World Crime Index issued by the international organisation, Numbeo, earlier this year.

    According to a statement from Islamabad police, the crime index decreased to 28.63 per cent in 2020 from 32.88 per cent last year. Islamabad was 232nd on the list earlier while it stands at 301 in the recent ranking of most vulnerable cities to crime in the world.

    Its ranking is far better compared to Sydney, Berlin, Moscow, London, Paris and Shanghai, said the report issued after a survey of 374 cities of the world in January.

    While the top cop had back then said that crime rate decreased in the capital as a result of an effective strategy, he has now briefed the premier on the same, after which he has been tasked to continue full-scale operation against the land mafia involved in land grabbing.

    According to Information Minister Shibli Faraz, the police have retrieved 1,537 acre land from grabbers over Rs450 billion in Islamabad.

    In addition to this, the capital has also witnessed a decline in crime up to 15 per cent.

  • Foreign license? You can now drive in Islamabad

    Foreign license? You can now drive in Islamabad

    After overseas Pakistanis complained on the Pakistan Citizens’ Portal about being issued tickets because they had foreign licenses, the Islamabad police’s traffic division has issued a notification that the rules are being changed.

    Foreign driving licenses will not be penalized anymore but they have yet to make clear if all foreign licenses are allowed.

    SSP Farrukh Rasheed has issued the notification and the police says that they will quickly implement the decision.