By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: The funeral prayers of martyred police personnel who were killed by unknown assailants on Tuesday night, was offered at Police Lines Headquarters on Wednesday in Islamabad.
IGP Islamabad Muhammad Amir Zulfiqar Khan and other senior police officers and personnel offered the funeral prayer. The body of the Head Constable was dispatched to his ancestral town in Haripur with full official protocol. IGP, speaking at the occasion, to the heirs of the family, said that families of the heirs would be provided with all departmental relief along with educational and medical facilities to children of the deceased.
He said the police personnel rendered their lives while protecting life and property of the citizens, and their sacrifice would be remembered forever. The criminals involved in heinous murder of the Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Mohsin Zafar and Head Constable Sajjad would be brought to justice, the IGP said.
“Every officer and constable is willing to fight for life and property of the citizens till their last drop of blood,” the IGP said, recalling the sacrifices of officers and personnel in the line of duty. “The cowardice act of enemies cannot browbeat us, instead this will help boost morale of the force,” the IGP said.
The IGP has also constituted two separate investigative teams to arrest the culprits after visiting the crime scene along with DIG (Operations) Waqar ud din Syed. DIG Operations and SP Investigation Dr.Syed Mustafa Tanveer will be heading separate investigation teams to arrest the criminals. The IGP has also sought explanation from SP Saddar and DSP Saddar after a video went viral on social media showing an unethical treatment to body of the ASI while transferring him into a vehicle.
Acting SHO Inspector Mohammad Rafique, Duty Officer Abdul Ghafoor are suspended immediately. IGP has sought an inquiry report of the incident from DIG Operations within the next 24 hours.
