Funeral of cops held
June 5, 2021
Islamabad : Funeral prayer of two martyrs of Islamabad police, killed in firing of unknown persons in Industrial Zone was held at Police Lines Headquarters here on Friday.
Head constables Ishtiaq Ranjha and Syed Bashir Shah were on a routine patrolling when unknown assailants opened fire on them in Shams Colony police station area of the Industrial Zone in the federal capital on Thursday night, leaving them dead on the spot.
A case has been registered at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The IGP has constituted a team under the supervision of DIG (Operations) Afzaal Ahmed Kousar. The team led by SSP (Investigation) would probe the incident and help arrest the culprits, according to the officials. Head Constable Ishtiaq Ranjha belonged to Wajidhi, Bhera district Sargodha while Head Constable Syed Bashir Shah hailed from Malikyal, Haripur.
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Friday said that the government will take elaborate steps to improve security in the federal capital and more resources would be provided to.
June 5, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Friday said that the government will take elaborate steps to improve security in the federal capital and more resources would be provided to Islamabad police for this purpose.
In a video message, the minister pledged to make Islamabad city safer in the days to come. In wake of some incidents in the federal capital, he said that elaborate measures would be ensured for the safety of the citizens.
Sharing more details about the steps taken to improve the law and order situation in the city, he said currently, eagle squads have only four mobile vans, while 16 more would be added soon in this budget. Rashid said one hundred and fifty mobile eagle squads would be attached with a safe city project to make Islamabad a safe zone.