Daily Times
May 3, 2021
Mourning processions would not be allowed across the province on the occasion of Hazrat Ali a.s Day this year, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Inam Ghani here on Sunday said.
According to the orders of the provincial government and guidelines of the NCOC, mourning processions were not allowed across the province on Hazrat Ali a.s Day this year, he added.
He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting on security arrangements for Hazrat Ali a.s Day at the camp office.
He further said that on Hazrat Ali a.s Day, only Majalis would be held in the province under strict implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) of Coronavirus for which police teams would provide full security.
Lahore
May 3, 2021
LAHORE:Inspector General Police Punjab Inam Ghani has said that according to the orders of the provincial government and guidelines of the NCOC, mourning processions are not allowed across the province on Youm-e-Ali (RA).
He expressed these views while chairing a meeting on security arrangements for Hazrat Ali (RA) Day at the camp office here on Sunday. The meeting reviewed the steps being taken for security of Majalis across the province. The IG said Majalis will be held in the province under strict implementation of corona SOPs. He directed the police officers to work with the district administration to take the licence holders and organisers of processions into confidence not to hold a procession and if a procession was taken out anywhere in the province, the organisers would face legal action. He said irresponsible behaviour of the citizens could lead to a serious increase in the spread of Corona, therefore the organisers of the gatherings and the mourners
Punjab Inspector General of Police Inam Ghani says action will be taken over any kind of violations. DawnNewsTV/File
LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police Inam Ghani says Youm-i-Ali mourning processions are not allowed to save the lives of people due to the surge in the coronavirus cases and action will be taken over any kind of violations.
He said the provincial government and the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had banned Youm-i-Ali mourning processions across the province this year.
“Only Majalis are allowed under strict implementation of coronavirus SOPs on Youm-i-Ali.”
The IGP said the love for Ahl-e-Bayt (the family of the Prophet) was a part of their faith but the decision not to hold the processions was taken only to stop the spread of the pandemic. He said the processions were not allowed due to gravity of the situation; otherwise, the government did not want to stop the processions in memory of Ahl-e-Bayt.
Pedophiles come under microscope
Study reveals figures of child sexual abuse have shot up since 2010. PHOTO: File
LAHORE:
Punjab Police has started compiling the data of serial pedophile convicts and so far the record of at least 9,760 child sexual abuse offenders has been saved.
According to officials concerned, special software has been developed for the purpose. The data includes details like Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), family tree, area and bank account information. Once a person included in the list makes any transaction, an SMS will be sent to the police station concerned.
If a person in the list living as a tenant changes his place of residence, the police station concerned of his next residence will also be alerted about it.
Massive reshuffles jolt Punjab police dept in 2020
Six AIGs were transferred in first reshuffle in April
PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
Punjab Police went through a massive reshuffle during 2020 as hundreds of policemen from the rank of Inspector General of Police to constable rank were transferred or surrendered before the Establishment Division.
A few of the notable transfers included former IGP Shoib Dastaghir, former CCPO BA Nasir, former CCPO Zulfiqar Hameed, DIG Shehzada Sultan, SSP Liaqat Malik, SSP Zeeshan Asghar, SP Asim Iftikhar, SP Anoush Masood Chaudhry.
The first major reshuffle in 2020 was made on April 14. At least six additional inspector generals (add IGs), two Regional Police Officers (RPOs), 13 deputy inspector generals (DIGs) and two senior superintendents of police (SSPs) were transferred and posted. The reshuffle in April was the third one by then IGP Shoib Dasaghir mainly to bring his team across Punjab. Before April, he had made major reshuffles in November and De